CIS Help Desk
Telephone: (401) 863-4357
help@brown.edu

Computing & Information Services - Administrative Offices
Office Locations
Brown University
Box 1885
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-7247
Fax:(401) 863-7329
CIS_Reception@brown.edu

SysAdmins @ Brown

This web page is intended for departmental systems administrators at Brown. It contains information about such topics as security, software and hardware configurations, pointers to useful resources on the Internet, etc.

Meetings

Meetings are always generally held on the 4th Thursday of the month, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Vartan Gregorian Quad (VGQ) Building A lounge/library (Room 116). (Using the Thayer St. gate, enter the building through the Inn entrance on the left. Go through the double doors on your right.)

Consult the listserv for any changes in date and/or location.

Security Information

Advisories	» CERT Coordination Center » SANS Internet Storm Center » Symantec's Threats & Risks Listing | Websense's Security Alerts » Microsoft Security Bulletins and Advisories | Apple Security Updates
Tools	» General: Center for Internet Security | Interservices Ports | Online Ping & Lookups » Open Source Intrusion Detection: Snort | OSSEC (TrendMicro) » Secure Remote Access: SSH (professional version) | OpenSSH (open source) » Virus & Threat Removal Tools (Symantec)
Virus Hoaxes	» VMyths.com | McAfee's List of Virus Hoaxes | Snopes
Operating Systems	» Current Security Configuration Guides from the NSA | NSA Guides by OS | Windows FAQ (Windows IT Pro) | Solaris
Useful Links	» Listserv Archives | Computing Policy | Data Removal Recommendations
Other Local Information	» Help Desk Blog | Departmental Technology News (DCCs)