- Software Restrictions While Traveling Abroad - Due to restrictions imposed by both US and foreign governments, you may experience issues using Brown services and software while abroad. If you are traveling to or through, or instructing students in one of the countries listed below and require access to Brown software, advance coordination is highly recommended and even required in some cases.
- Prepare Your Mobile Device for Traveling - Here are ISG's Ten Travel Tips for your mobile device, especially for those traveling outside of the U.S.
- Prepare Your Laptop for Traveling - Whether jetting to Japan, basking in Barbados or camping in the Catskills, your laptop will probably come along on the trip. If you do pack a computer, be sure to prep it for the trip.
- Protect Laptops, Mobile Devices & Flash Drives—Protecting your laptop, small mobile device, and even smaller thumb drives/smart cards/memory sticks from theft is much easier than trying to recover them later. A few simple steps can save you lost files, time, and maybe even your identity or job.
- Traveling Internationally with Electronic Devices - Brown’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) recommends community members familiarize themselves with the following information before traveling internationally with electronic devices. Adhering to these basic precautions will reduce risk to both you and the University if your electronic devices are lost, stolen, or altered while traveling.
- How to Request a Loaner Mobile Phone - Brown University faculty and staff can request a loaner mobile phone for any period of time shorter than 6 months.
- Reporting a Security Incident - If you are aware of a security incident or have been successfully targeted by a malicious threat actor, it is crucial to report the incident immediately.
- Connect to the Eduroam Network - Eduroam is a free, secure worldwide access service which allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to connect to the internet at other participating institutions in the United States as well as worldwide.
- Access Your Email Abroad - If you are planning to travel abroad and have concerns about accessing your mail, here are some tips.
- Virtual Private Network - Find information about Brown’s VPN
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