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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

Good Device Hygiene

June 2019

June 2019 Newsletter

Like automobiles, buildings, and our own bodies, devices require a bit of maintenance. Ignoring simple actions, such as updating apps and deleting/organizing files, not only leads to degraded performance, it also invites security risks. In this edition, we focus on those risks and highlight how they can be avoided both at work and at home.

  1. This software can create, store, and sync all of your login credentials across multiple devices. (password manager)
  2. To avoid becoming a victim of credential stuffing you should never reuse _____. (passwords/login credentials)
  3. If you ever find a random USB device such as a flash drive or cable, never plug it in and, instead, do this. (report it ASAP)
  4. To prevent cybercriminals from stealing your data over public WiFi, use one of these to encrypt your connection. (a VPN or virtual private network.)
  5. Data is useless if it can’t be _____. (accessed/located)

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Phone 817-272-5487 | Fax 817-272-2612

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