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July 2015

Defending Against Identity Theft

This recent IRS tax season yielded more reports of tax fraud on campus and across the country than previous years. The IRS has estimated that approximately 1 out of every 100 taxpayers will be victims of tax fraud this year.

This past year roughly 130 UT Austin faculty and staff were affected by IRS tax scams in which attackers filed a forged return and received a fraudulent tax refund.  Roughly 70% of the reported victims at UT Austin were faculty members.

The Information

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How to Set a Static IP on a Linux Machine

Step-by-step guide

Here’s a little primer on static Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses. Computers usually have the ability to grab a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address by default. Most networks are set to give out these dynamic IP addresses to any device that gets on the network and says, “I’m here! Give me an IP address so that I can use Google!”

The trouble with DHCP addresses is that they are dynamic. When a DHCP “lease” runs out, the computer or device may grab another available DHCP IP address.

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How to Set a Static IP on a Mac OS X Machine

Step-by-step guide

Here’s a little primer on static Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses. Computers usually have the ability to grab a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address by default. Most networks are set to give out these dynamic IP addresses to any device that gets on the network and says, “I’m here! Give me an IP address so that I can use Google!”

The trouble with DHCP addresses is that they are dynamic. When a DHCP “lease” runs out, the computer or device may grab another available DHCP IP address.

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How to Set a Static IP on a Windows Machine

Step-by-step guide 

Here’s a little primer on static Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses. Computers usually have the ability to grab a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address by default. Most networks are set to give out these dynamic IP addresses to any device that gets on the network and says, “I’m here! Give me an IP address so that I can use Google!

The trouble with DHCP addresses is that they are dynamic. When a DHCP “lease” runs out, the computer or device may grab another available DHCP IP

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