October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and the UNMC Department of Information Technology Services would like to remind all faculty, staff and students of the basics of Internet security.
This week, we will examine strategies to protect your personal information.
- Secure your accounts. Ask for protection beyond passwords. Many account providers now offer additional ways for you to verify who you are before you conduct business on that site.
- Make passwords long and strong. Combine capital and lowercase letters with numbers and symbols to create a more secure password.
- Unique account, unique password. Separate passwords for every account helps to thwart cybercriminals.
- Write it down and keep it safe. Everyone can forget a password. Keep a list that’s stored in a safe, secure place away from your computer.
- Own your online presence. Set the privacy and security settings on websites to your comfort level for information sharing. It’s ok to limit how and with whom you share information.