Tag Archive: Information Security
UC IT Blogger
November 28, 2018
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Information Security, UCOP
Online shopping continues to grow in popularity. This past Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day ever in the US, and broke records in mobile sales.
Unfortunately, the ease and convenience of online shopping makes the holiday season…
Read more about Protect Yourself while Shopping Online
UC IT Blogger
October 31, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesCybersecurity, Halloween, Information Security, Julia Chen, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, UCOP, Yvonne Tevis
By Yvonne Tevis. It was a stormy night on the Dark Web.
But on a sunny UC campus one morning, Jack Tern was plowing through email. The ‘replies-to-all’ were driving him batty. So much work piling up, meetings to arrange, invoices…
Read more about Money, Mayhem, Mortality: A Cyber Tale
UC IT Blogger
October 31, 2018
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Information Security, MFA, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, UCOP
By Timo Papandreopoulos and Julie Goldstein. Passwords are the keys to most devices and almost everything you do online. Unfortunately, even the best passwords can get hacked, stolen, or unintentionally shared.
Fortunately, there is an easy way to add another…
Read more about Lock Down Your Login with MFA
UC IT Blogger
October 22, 2018
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Information Security, Isabelle Nguyen, Julie Goldstein, Michelle Phung, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, UCOP
By Michelle Phung, Isabelle Nguyen and Julie Goldstein. Passwords are the key to almost everything you do online, and you probably have multiple passwords that you use throughout the day. Choosing hard-to-hack passwords and managing them securely can sometimes seem…
Read more about Tips for Selecting & Managing Passwords
UC IT Blogger
October 17, 2018
All ArticlesAnthony Horn, Carson Black, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Jereon Post, Keith David Watenpaugh, Mark Miller, Shawn DeArmond, UC Davis, UCD
A team from Information and Educational Technology is behind a very human project that launched in June to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon reclaim their right to education.
Web developers did the custom programming for the Article 26 Backpack,…
Read more about IET Team behind Project to Help Syrian Refugees Reclaim Right to Education
UC IT Blogger
October 17, 2018
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Information Security, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB, WiFi
By Kevin Valdez and Julie Goldstein.
- How do I connect securely when I’m on campus?
- If you have the option, connect to a wired port on campus. If you have to use wireless, make sure you are connected…
Read more about FAQ for Connecting to the Internet Securely
UC IT Blogger
October 3, 2018
All ArticlesBill Green, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Julie Goldstein, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, Timo Papandreopoulos
By Bill Green, Timo Papandreopoulos and Julie Goldstein. Every new cyber-attack or scam seems to be accompanied by a barrage of cybersecurity tips, pointers, dos and don’ts that we’re expected to follow to keep ourselves and our families safe and secure….
Read more about Make It a Habit! Eight Habits to Keep You Safe Online
UC IT Blogger
September 19, 2018
All ArticlesInformation Security, IS-3, protection levels, Robert Smith, UCOP
By Robert Smith. The University of California has a brand new information security policy!
UC President Janet Napolitano signed the policy, BFB-IS-3: Electronic Information Security Policy, on September 7, 2018.
In an increasingly collaborative world that depends upon shared…
Read more about UC Adopts a New Information Security Policy
UC IT Blogger
March 21, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesCybersecurity, Information Security, Julie Goldstein, Stop Think Connect
By Julie Goldstein. UC recently signed a new systemwide partnership agreement with STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ , which describes itself as a “global online safety awareness campaign to help all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online.”
By becoming…
Read more about STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ Partnership for Systemwide Information Security Awareness
UC IT Blogger
May 2, 2017
All Articles, Feature ArticlesInformation Security, Julie Goldstein, Spring Cleaning
By Julie Goldstein, Cyber-Risk IT Security Analyst, UCOP. Many of us are familiar with the concept of spring cleaning. Well it applies to the digital world too! Just like your home, your digital life can become cluttered; things pile up,…
Read more about 7 Simple Tips to Start Your Digital Spring Cleaning