SafeConnect: Safe and Secure Computing
What is required to connect to the Sac State wireless network?
As of January 7th, 2013 all Sacramento State staff who connect laptops to the Sacramento State network are required to install the SafeConnect client in order to gain full internet access. Once SafeConnect is installed on a staff laptop, it will begin displaying informational warnings to the user if the machine does not fully meet SafeConnect's security requirements.
As of October 15, 2012 all Sacramento State students who connect laptops to the Sacramento State network are required to comply with SafeConnect requirements. That means that any student laptops that do not meet the anti-virus software and operating system configuration requirements of SafeConnect will be denied access to the campus network until the SafeConnect requirements have been met.
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Computing Security FAQs
Q: Does SafeConnect track my usage? Is my computer usage still private?
Q: Can the IRT Service Desk clean my infected computer?
Q: How can I protect my computer?
Q: How do I install the antimalware software?
Q: How do I know if I have viruses or malware?
Q: How important is it to update my anti-virus software?
Q: What can I do to prevent a computer virus infection in the future?
Q: What if I need help beyond what the IRT Service Desk can provide?
Q: What is anti-malware software?
Q: What software does the campus provide to help me protect my computer from viruses?
What is SafeConnect?
SafeConnect is a tool being used by Sac State to help ensure that your Mac OSX and Windows based computers connected to the University's wireless and public jack network meet minimum security standards. Using SafeConnect will help ensure that your personal machine and our network are protected from the effects of malicious software.
What exactly does SafeConnect do?
Once installed on your computer, SafeConnect's client will answer basic yes/no questions regarding security software installation, status and updates as well as operating system settings and relay that information so that SafeConnect can provide the appropriate response to your computer's status. This agent does not monitor your machine/activity beyond retrieving basic yes/no information for these system "health checks". Additionally, SafeConnect is entirely passive when you are off the campus network and will not continue performing checks on your computer or communicating information about your machine.
Who is Affected?
Student and university/auxiliary staff accessing the campus wireless, public jack and Residence Hall networks will be required to install and run SafeConnect from their Macs or PC's in order to maintain full internet access (i.e., access beyond basic campus resources). At this time, Apple iOS (e.g., iPhone, iPad, iTouch, iPod), Android phones and tables, Linux and Windows mobile devices are not requires to install and run SafeConnect.