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Current Newsletters

  • May 2023 Newsletter

    May 2023 Gatekeepers: The guardians of data

  • April 2023 Newsletter

    April 2023 Internet of Hackable Things

  • March 2023 Newsletter

    March 2023 Security Awareness and Culture

  • February 2023 Newsletter

    February 2023 Understanding the insider threat

Taking Security Personally

May 2019

May 2019 Newsletter

To build a culture of strong human firewalls, it’s important to prioritize not just organizational security, but personal security as well. That’s why this month’s newsletter takes on a personal focus by covering how to protect your family online, how to secure home networks, and what it means to properly maintain mobile devices. When security receives precedence in all facets of life, both organizations and individuals improve their resistance to cybercrime.

  1. New or recently reset routers need to have these changed ASAP. (default username and password)
  2. What do social engineers use to gather intel on their next targets? (social media)
  3. If you want to reduce targeted ads, don’t allow apps to access your device’s _____. (microphone)
  4. To avoid spoofed or rogue public WiFi networks, you should disable this specific function. (auto-connect)
  5. This software can create, store, and sync all of your login credentials across multiple devices. (password manager)

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