Tag: Security Enhancement
CAM Week 2 – MFA and Securing Devices
Multi-Factor Authentication and Securing Devices at Home and Work (or School) This week, as we did last week, we are covering two cybersecurity awareness topics. We’ll discuss securing devices at home and at work (or school) and we will cover…
October News from Information Security
October is here! Did you know there are 190 official and unofficial “days” in October? I know, there are only 31 actual days, but many days are workhorses, serving as “the day” for multiple celebrations, from National Pumpkin Day to…
Welcome to March and welcome to the March newsletter! The arrival of March means all kinds of things are happening. Daylight savings time starts on the 8th, spring break follows not far behind that, we celebrate St.Paddy’s day, and spring…
Welcome to the much delayed February newsletter! I apologize for the tardiness of this edition. There is a fair amount of news to share, some of it WAY overdue, so I’ll start there. First, if you are using multi-factor authentication…
Welcome to this special “mid-January” monthly edition of news from Information Security! With the students not returning to class until the 13th of the month, this edition was delayed to roughly coincide with their arrival. Also delayed are the security…
NCSAM Week 4 – BYOD, Know Your Devices, and Keep Up With Your Devices
This week’s discussion of “Own IT, Secure IT, Protect IT” is all about devices – smartphones, laptops, tablets, watches, and other “smart” things. Students, faculty, and staff have been “bringing their own devices” (BYOD) here at the college for nearly…
Welcome to National Cyber Security Awareness Month, also known as NCSAM! Every week this month we will explore topics around the theme of “Own IT, Secure IT, Protect IT”. That’s not three typos in a row, that’s “IT” as in…