Security

SSC works actively to maintain the security of information and devices connected to our network, while providing faculty, staff and students with the resources and support they need to stay secure on the Internet.

SSCERT has negotiated an agreement with Malwarebytes to provide Malwarebytes Premium for UCLA Social Sciences Division Full Time Employees. Malwarebytes Premium protects your computers from the latest viruses and ransomware from email, network shares, instant messaging, web download etc.

Please contact SSC Support or your Department DTA for details.

A firewall is a security device that is designed to protect a local area network from unauthorized intrusions. The firewall analyzes traffic and applies rules between the local network and external network. There rules are based on IP addresses and ports. In order for a computer to connect to the internet, it must have a unique IP address that is different from other network devices. A computer provides services on the Internet by using port numbers. For example, port 80 corresponds to “http” service. Port numbers range from 0 to 65536, but only ports 0 to 1024 are already defined as well-known ports.

A firewall prevents harmful and unsolicited incoming traffic from accessing computers or other networked devices. The intention is to keep hackers from gaining unauthorized access to a machine.