The mission of OIT’s Project NEThics is to promote responsible use of information technology through user education and policy enforcement. By visiting the Project NEThics Web site, you can educate yourself about several different facets of your computing life:

• Learn about acceptable and unacceptable ways to use university IT resources by reading the Acceptable Use Policy at http://nethics.umd.edu/aup.
• Protect yourself against identity theft by following the tips at http://nethics.umd.edu/resources/factsheets/id_theft.htm.
• Understand the risks of online social networking sites by reading http://nethics.umd.edu/PhishingOnSocialSites.pdf.

These and other subjects are covered in the online resources offered by Project NEThics. To learn more, visit http://nethics.umd.edu.