Richard Cheek at UNCG

Richard, after successfully graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Computer Science degree in 1998, became the Systems Administrator for the Department of Mathematical Sciences in 1999. Full time employees of state institutions may attend one course a semester for free. Richard used this benefit to obtain a masters degree in Computer Science while working for the department. As time passed the Mathematical Sciences department split into two departments, "Computer Science" and "Mathematics & Statistics", so now he works for the parent School, the College of Arts and Sciences, and supports both departments.

UNC Greensboro

How-To's

Setting up AFS for Linux
Configuring AFS for Windows
Installing Cygwin for Windows
Installing MiKTeX 2.5 for Windows XP
Installing MiKTeX 2.7 for Windows XP
Installing MiKTeX 2.9 for Windows 7
Installing TeXnicCenter for Windows
Setup UNCG Secure Wireless connection
Setup Mozilla Thunderbird as your email client for iSpartan mail.

Software Utilities

Computer Security

Check to see if your account has been compromised by one of the major online hacks at https://haveibeenpwned.com/.
zero patch, patches for unpatched vulnerabilities
SSL Server Test Qualys SSL Labs
Secunia Personal Software Inspector (SecuniaPSI) is a free computer security solution that identifies vulnerabilities in non-Microsoft (third-party) programs.
Electronic Frontier Foundation's report on which companies are protecting your privacy.
Gibson Research Corporation ShieldsUp with UPnP Eposure Test, SecurityNow, and many other security tools
Trend Micro HouseCall Free online virus scaner and Other free tools from Trend Micro
Microsoft Safety Scanner Try to clean an infected system.
VIPRE Rescue Program If that didn't work, try this. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free
SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner
F-Secure Online Malware Scanner
CQure Adademy
MX Toolbox Search for blacklisted SMTP servers.
Virus Total Check your links to verify they aren't malware infected or malware themsevles.
Expland shortened URLs without actually visiting the site.
Malshare.com Submit possible malware samples for verification.
hunter.io Look for email address formats for common domains.
Shodan Security Vulnerability Search Engine
Michael Gillespie's profile at BleepingComputer Has ransomware identifiers and free decryption of some poorly written ransomware.

Vendor Tools

UNC Chapel Hill

Other Stuff

I'm still looking for any evidence whatsoever of a hard disk drive having any data restored after a simple wipe with only zeros. For evidence against this possibility see The Great Zero Challenge.

 example:  dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/whatever  # is completely unrecoverable if allowed to run to completion.

Library Freedom Project which lists many resources for ensuring privacy for users in a computer lab setting.
The First Website ever. The Web began at CERN on April 30th, 1993.
Bioinfomatics Java Applets
CQure Adademy

Polices from the North Carolina Office of the State Chief Infromation Officer, Article 3D of General Statutes Chapter 147, see section 147-33.80. Exempt agencies. which exempts University of North Carolina institutions from the State Polices defined there.

H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
H.R. 4872 Reconciliation Act of 2010