Let\u2019s be real. We know that your Twitter password\u00a0is probably the same as the password you use for your bank account, your laptop and MySlice. This is a huge no-no, especially if your password is something short and easy for hackers to crack, like your dog\u2019s name. To protect your personal accounts from being broken into, you should use passwords that are at least 12 characters long with a mix of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers and special characters like exclamation points.<\/p>\n
Another helpful trick is to use a password manager. With a password manager, you don\u2019t have to worry about remembering dozens of complicated passwords. It helps you create strong passwords and saves them in a protected database to keep you protected from hackers.<\/p>\n
![\"Meme](\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Strong-Passwords-500x333.jpg\")
<\/h2>\nEnable two-factor authentication. <\/strong><\/h2>\nTwo-factor authentication is your friend. It helps ensure that you are the only person who can access your account by logging in using both something you know, like your (hopefully strong!) password, and something you have, such as a code texted to you. We get that it can be annoying to wait for a code to be texted to you before you can log in to your SUMail account, but having to enter a code along with a password adds an extra layer of security. Don\u2019t take two-factor authentication for granted. Take the extra minute to set it up each time you create a new account!<\/p>\n
![\"Drake](\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Two-Factor-500x500.jpg\")
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Protect your devices from theft. <\/strong><\/h2>\nYou\u2019re studying in Bird at 2 a.m., when suddenly all the coffee you\u2019ve been drinking catches up to you and you need to make a trip to the bathroom. It may seem easier to leave your backpack and laptop behind, but it makes you an easy target for theft. The same is true for your dorm room. Never leave your door unlocked while you\u2019re away, especially if your devices are in the room. If you commute to campus, make sure to always lock your car and take your electronics with you when you head to class. It\u2019s always safest to keep your laptop, phone or other electronics within your sight.<\/p>\n
![\"Roll](\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Theft-500x328.jpg\")
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Never open suspicious emails. <\/strong><\/h2>\nEveryone has gotten them: emails that promise a well-paying, instant job opportunity, and all you have to do is click on a link or send along your bank account information and social security number. Phishing scams \u2013 emails sent by hackers that aim to convince you to give them your personal information \u2013 are a rising threat for college students. These hackers can pose as job recruiters, a credit card company or a social networking site and urge you to take some action to grant them access to your private information. These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and not every phishing email is as obvious as the above example.<\/p>\n
To avoid being their next victim, never click on a link or open email attachments from someone you don\u2019t know. And never sign into an account by following a link in an email. These are two of the most common ways that hackers use to steal your personal information in phishing schemes.<\/p>\n
![\""Is](\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Phishing-500x372.jpg\")
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Don\u2019t wait to install updates. <\/strong><\/h2>\nYou probably think nothing of it when you put off installing updates on your phone or laptop. However, software updates are extremely important to protecting your devices from hackers and malware. Updates help fill gaps in a device\u2019s software or operating system that hackers otherwise might exploit. Hackers can also use security vulnerabilities to infect your computer with malware that allows them to steal your personal data and take control of your computer. Quickly installing updates or patches, rather than putting off doing so for days or weeks, is an easy and effective way to give your devices an added layer of protection. Go even further by installing anti-malware protection software on your computer to help detect any viruses, worms or other malicious software lurking on your device. ITS can help install a variety of free-to-use software<\/a> to help protect your computer. Head to the ITS Service Center in Life Sciences for extra help.<\/p>\n![\"Daily](\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Updates-380x500.jpg\")
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Failing to protect your electronic devices can have major consequences. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to improve your electronic habits and protect your devices (and yourself) from harm.<\/p>\n
Written by Gillian Follett ’22, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so here are five simple tips to help you keep your private information, private: Use strong passwords. Let\u2019s be real. We know that your Twitter password\u00a0is probably the same as the password you use for your bank account, your laptop and MySlice. This is a huge no-no, especially if your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,8,10],"class_list":["post-883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-awareness-month","tag-cybersecurity","tag-meme"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Two-factor authentication is your friend. It helps ensure that you are the only person who can access your account by logging in using both something you know, like your (hopefully strong!) password, and something you have, such as a code texted to you. We get that it can be annoying to wait for a code to be texted to you before you can log in to your SUMail account, but having to enter a code along with a password adds an extra layer of security. Don\u2019t take two-factor authentication for granted. Take the extra minute to set it up each time you create a new account!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Protect your devices from theft. <\/strong><\/h2>\nYou\u2019re studying in Bird at 2 a.m., when suddenly all the coffee you\u2019ve been drinking catches up to you and you need to make a trip to the bathroom. It may seem easier to leave your backpack and laptop behind, but it makes you an easy target for theft. The same is true for your dorm room. Never leave your door unlocked while you\u2019re away, especially if your devices are in the room. If you commute to campus, make sure to always lock your car and take your electronics with you when you head to class. It\u2019s always safest to keep your laptop, phone or other electronics within your sight.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Never open suspicious emails. <\/strong><\/h2>\nEveryone has gotten them: emails that promise a well-paying, instant job opportunity, and all you have to do is click on a link or send along your bank account information and social security number. Phishing scams \u2013 emails sent by hackers that aim to convince you to give them your personal information \u2013 are a rising threat for college students. These hackers can pose as job recruiters, a credit card company or a social networking site and urge you to take some action to grant them access to your private information. These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and not every phishing email is as obvious as the above example.<\/p>\n
To avoid being their next victim, never click on a link or open email attachments from someone you don\u2019t know. And never sign into an account by following a link in an email. These are two of the most common ways that hackers use to steal your personal information in phishing schemes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t wait to install updates. <\/strong><\/h2>\nYou probably think nothing of it when you put off installing updates on your phone or laptop. However, software updates are extremely important to protecting your devices from hackers and malware. Updates help fill gaps in a device\u2019s software or operating system that hackers otherwise might exploit. Hackers can also use security vulnerabilities to infect your computer with malware that allows them to steal your personal data and take control of your computer. Quickly installing updates or patches, rather than putting off doing so for days or weeks, is an easy and effective way to give your devices an added layer of protection. Go even further by installing anti-malware protection software on your computer to help detect any viruses, worms or other malicious software lurking on your device. ITS can help install a variety of free-to-use software<\/a> to help protect your computer. Head to the ITS Service Center in Life Sciences for extra help.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Failing to protect your electronic devices can have major consequences. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to improve your electronic habits and protect your devices (and yourself) from harm.<\/p>\n
Written by Gillian Follett ’22, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so here are five simple tips to help you keep your private information, private: Use strong passwords. Let\u2019s be real. We know that your Twitter password\u00a0is probably the same as the password you use for your bank account, your laptop and MySlice. This is a huge no-no, especially if your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,8,10],"class_list":["post-883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-awareness-month","tag-cybersecurity","tag-meme"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/p>\nEveryone has gotten them: emails that promise a well-paying, instant job opportunity, and all you have to do is click on a link or send along your bank account information and social security number. Phishing scams \u2013 emails sent by hackers that aim to convince you to give them your personal information \u2013 are a rising threat for college students. These hackers can pose as job recruiters, a credit card company or a social networking site and urge you to take some action to grant them access to your private information. These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and not every phishing email is as obvious as the above example.<\/p>\n
To avoid being their next victim, never click on a link or open email attachments from someone you don\u2019t know. And never sign into an account by following a link in an email. These are two of the most common ways that hackers use to steal your personal information in phishing schemes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t wait to install updates. <\/strong><\/h2>\nYou probably think nothing of it when you put off installing updates on your phone or laptop. However, software updates are extremely important to protecting your devices from hackers and malware. Updates help fill gaps in a device\u2019s software or operating system that hackers otherwise might exploit. Hackers can also use security vulnerabilities to infect your computer with malware that allows them to steal your personal data and take control of your computer. Quickly installing updates or patches, rather than putting off doing so for days or weeks, is an easy and effective way to give your devices an added layer of protection. Go even further by installing anti-malware protection software on your computer to help detect any viruses, worms or other malicious software lurking on your device. ITS can help install a variety of free-to-use software<\/a> to help protect your computer. Head to the ITS Service Center in Life Sciences for extra help.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Failing to protect your electronic devices can have major consequences. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to improve your electronic habits and protect your devices (and yourself) from harm.<\/p>\n
Written by Gillian Follett ’22, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so here are five simple tips to help you keep your private information, private: Use strong passwords. Let\u2019s be real. We know that your Twitter password\u00a0is probably the same as the password you use for your bank account, your laptop and MySlice. This is a huge no-no, especially if your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,8,10],"class_list":["post-883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-awareness-month","tag-cybersecurity","tag-meme"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/p>\n
Failing to protect your electronic devices can have major consequences. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to improve your electronic habits and protect your devices (and yourself) from harm.<\/p>\n
Written by Gillian Follett ’22, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so here are five simple tips to help you keep your private information, private: Use strong passwords. Let\u2019s be real. We know that your Twitter password\u00a0is probably the same as the password you use for your bank account, your laptop and MySlice. This is a huge no-no, especially if your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,8,10],"class_list":["post-883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-awareness-month","tag-cybersecurity","tag-meme"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}