Information Technology Security Resources

Downloads

VPN Software

The current generation of VPNs: advanced combination of tunneling, encryption, authentication and access control technologies and services

Anti-virus Software

CIS Software

Download the CIS Benchmarks, CIS Benchmark Scoring Tools, and other security tools free of charge from their site.


Security Terms

VPN - Short for Virtual Private Network, VPN technology is based on a tunneling strategy.
SSL - Short for Secure Sockets Layer, SSL security technology helps to improve the safety of Internet communications.
SSH - SSH, or Secure Shell, is a program that lets you log into another computer over a network to execute commands in a remote machine and to move files from one machine to another.
PGP - A technique for encrypting messages.
IP Sec - Short for IP Security, a set of protocols developed by the IETF to support secure exchange of information.
Firewalls - Firewalls are systems designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.

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IT Security Group

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Memphis, Tennessee 38163
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Email: itsecurity@uthsc.edu

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