2012

Data Protection

Data Protection Newsletter Tips

• Authorized Systems - To protect important data, use only authorized systems that have strong security.
• Sharing Data - Protect valuable information ensuring that only authorized people have access.
• Mobile Media - Be careful when connecting mobile media to your computer.
• Transferring Data - When transferring data you should use only secure, authorized methods.
• Data Destruction - Be sure to dispose information when it is no longer needed properly.

Encryption - Protecting Your Information

Protecting Your Information Newsletter Tips

• Encrypting Your Data - By encrypting your data you prevent unauthorized people from accessing it.
• Encryption - Is the process of converting cleartext data into an unreadable format.
• Full Disk Encryption (FDE) - FDE is the best approach to simply encrypt everything on your system.
• Key - To encrypt your data you need a key, usally this is a password.

Protect Your Passwords

Protect Your Passwords Newsletter Tips

• Strong Password - Use passwords that are hard to guess.
• Use Different Passwords - Use different passwords for different accounts.
• Do Not Share - Never share your password with anyone else.
• Untrusted Computer - Never use your passwords on public computers.
• Your Computer - One of the most common ways criminals gain access to you password is by hacking your computer.
• Phishing Attacks - A phishing attack is when criminals send you bogus messages asking you for your password.
• Password Questions - Only answer such questions with information that is not publicly available.
• Storing Passwords - If you need to store your passwords, be sure you do it safely.

Cyber Security Newsletters and Posters

• 2012-04 Data Protection Newsletter
  • Data Protection Poster
• 2012-03 Encryption Newsletter
  • Encryption Poster
• 2012-01 Protect Your Passwords Newsletter
  • Protect Your Passwords Poster

Archive

2011

Cyber Security Newsletters and Posters

• 2011-12 Browsing The Internet Safely Newsletter
  • Browsing The Internet Safely Poster

• 2011-11 Use Email Safely Newsletter
  • Use Email Safely Poster