Since it is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month “When you’re traveling— whether domestic or international—it is always important to practice safe online behavior and take proactive steps to secure Internet-enabled devices. The more we travel, the more we are at risk for cyberattacks. #BeCyberSmart and use these tips to connect with confidence while on the go. Security … Read more
or private at least.
This article states “It’s easy to forget that convenience can also leak information about you to anyone who can touch your iPhone or iPad.”
Here are some of the tips the article offers
“Although Apple generally positions itself rightly as privacy conscious vis-a-vis the information about yourself that it allows itself and others to see, there’s no one-stop-shop for dialing up or down what appears on the lock screen. You have to visit several places in Settings:
Recently from ITCS First, make up a sentence you can remember. For example: My dog, Sylvia, has a birthday January 14. Next, take the first letter of each word and… Make 1-2 letters upper case Make at least one letter a number Make at least one letter a special character such as, ! @ # … Read more
So much comes across our desks but take time and review – Ensuring the security of your Internet sessions and sensitive information Posted 10-17-2014 http://www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/allnotices.cfm Please use the following directions to disable SSL on your Windows computers that are not installed by ITCS. This is the only way toensure the security of your encrypted Internet sessions … Read more
So much email we often hit delete without even reviewing. Weekly tips from ITCS on Security are ones to be reviewed. As they have indicated
** OCTOBER is National Cyber Security Awareness Month **
Click on this link http://www.ecu.edu/itsecurity/securityaware09.cfm for information on phishing and vishing.
If you also are working from home as many of us do you might want to check out this site http://www.staysafeonline.org/content/home-users to make sure your home computer is also protected.