Additional resources

Services, software for privacy and security

The services and software found in the menu can help you safeguard data and resources and comply with policies and standards. All the tools listed are free of charge to IU faculty/staff and most to students.
Additional tools are available on the IU Data Management site to assist with a wide range of data management, collection, storage, transmission, use, and disposal issues.

Training

IU offers a variety of resources to increase awareness and understanding of privacy and security matters.

Scan Your Systems

IU servers and websites should be scanned regularly.

About secure data removal

Before a department may redistribute, sell, or dispose of computing equipment to another entity, all data must be removed from the storage device(s) to comply with policy FIN-PURCH-11.

Securely erase an SSD

Standard methods of secure drive erasure do not work with solid-state drives (SSDs). Here are steps to securely remove data from SSDs.

Disposing failed devices

The overall objective when disposing or destroying devices or media containing data is to minimize the risk of personal injury and data exposure.

Global traveler IT security checklist

Follow the tips on this page to keep your devices secure when traveling abroad.