StopIt

When should you report a computer violation to StopIt?

If you suspect an abuse of GMU’s information technology policies and guidelines, including:

• Threatening or harassing messages,
• Spam ONLY if generated by a Mason USER (this means the sender will have an @gmu.edu address or GMU IP address),
• Promotion of a private business when the sender's e-mail address ends in @gmu.edu,
• A law is being broken using Mason information technology resources,
• A Mason Internet Protocol (IP) address has sent you a virus,
• You found a Mason website that has been defaced, or
• A Mason user has probed your computer.
• [Please note: digital copyright infringements should be reported to the Copyright Office.]

Please send report to StopIt at: abuse@gmu.edu. If forwarding a message please be sure to include the full e-mail headers.

For more details on StopIt, see Responsible Use of Computing Policy 1301, Section VI—Compliance.