Make Cybersecurity Part of Your 2012 Resolutions

Created by Valerie M. Vogel (EDUCAUSE) on January 10, 2012

If you’re still looking for a New Year’s resolution, it’s not too late to join the Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign in setting online safety resolutions for 2012. Follow these simple steps from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) to enhance increase your devices’ cybersecurity:

Adjust your privacy and security settings to make sure that sites are not collecting personal information about you without your knowledge.
Once you have installed an anti-virus package, manually scan files you receive from an outside source on a daily basis before opening them directly from the source.
Limit the amount of personal information you post online, especially in public forums.
Beware of grand promises—they are most likely spam, hoaxes, or phishing schemes. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Update and create strong passwords on a monthly basis.

Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility and each of us has a role to play. For more basic tips to stay cyber fit, visit www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect.

Re-posted from the Homeland Security Blog.

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Community Community Blogs Constituent and Discussion Groups Member Directory Affinity Finder Collaborations and Affiliations Wiki		Make Cybersecurity Part of Your 2012 Resolutions Created by Valerie M. Vogel (EDUCAUSE) on January 10, 2012 If you’re still looking for a New Year’s resolution, it’s not too late to join the Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign in setting online safety resolutions for 2012. Follow these simple steps from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) to enhance increase your devices’ cybersecurity: Adjust your privacy and security settings to make sure that sites are not collecting personal information about you without your knowledge. Once you have installed an anti-virus package, manually scan files you receive from an outside source on a daily basis before opening them directly from the source. Limit the amount of personal information you post online, especially in public forums. Beware of grand promises—they are most likely spam, hoaxes, or phishing schemes. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Update and create strong passwords on a monthly basis. Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility and each of us has a role to play. For more basic tips to stay cyber fit, visit www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect. Re-posted from the Homeland Security Blog. Cybersecurity Initiative Announcements \| Cybersecurity \| Executive Security Awareness \| Personally Identifiable Information (PII) \| Privacy \| Security Awareness \| Security Management Valerie's blog Login or register to post comments 37 reads Bookmark/Search this page with:
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