How often does JMU have problems?
Our most common computer security incidents and abuse are email spam, malware (viruses, IRCBOTs, spyware, etc.) and inappropriate use of electronic messaging. The fingertip accessibility of email and instant messaging and its quick delivery conspire to create an environment where it is tempting to send things without thinking that you’d never consider sending over the phone or postal mail. Think twice before you send something. Harassment and threats are as illegal over email as they are over the phone or postal mail. A complaint may result in your having to deal with state or federal penalties and law enforcement officials…not your local RA or JMU Judicial Affairs. A few summers ago, a person was sentenced to two years in jail for emailing threatening messages. Our router logs show daily, and often hourly, scanning by people all over the world looking for vulnerable systems. Basically, they “touch” each and every one of our computers to “rattle the doorknob” to see if its locked. Ma
