Information Protection and Security

Because they're mobile, they're easy to lose or have stolen.  It may be that your information on the equipment is even more valuable than the equipment itself (not a smart idea on mobile equipment).  Lock mobile equipment with complex passwords and encryption if possible.  Smart phones, and netbooks need maintenance and security, just as your laptop and desktop computers.  Though they have less powerful processors they are still vulnerable to viruses and worms from visiting websites infected with malware, downloading infected applications, and insecure wireless networks.  Thumb drives are a problem because they’re easier to lose, or have stolen. When you copy infected information into the drive it's easily spread to other machines. Protect your mobile information with encryption, and complex passwords, work on a secure network, and beware of  cyber cafes. Stop. Think. Secure IT!
 

"Securing the entrances of one's factory or store is second nature to any business owner and so cyber security protections must become," he said in his testimony to the panel. He added that a recent study suggested that as many as 87 percent of data breaches could be avoided by installing simple to intermediate preventative measures.

This guide is intended as a security-centric addendumto the Guide to Information Technology for Academic and Administrative Units.  Please also reference the OIT Standards for Management of Computer Systems.