Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility: Here’s your checklist to protect yourself and others!
Cyber security is a shared responsibility. Every member of the McMaster community has a role in keeping your and others’ data secure. Simple habits can add a protection layer to your private data and accounts. Here’s a checklist to kick off your semester safely:
- Be wary of suspicious communications asking you to act immediately and avoid clicking hyperlinks in emails that look “phishy”. Complete the McMaster phishing course on Avenue to Learn.
Learn here about the threats, impacts and anti-phishing training to keep yourself and McMaster safe. - Secure your accounts through using strong passwords and a password manager to help keep them safe. If available, make sure to activate multifactor authentication.
- Here are a set of guidelines to properly create and maintain passwords for you MacIDs and other accounts.
- Multi-factor authentication is easy to setup and easy to use. Learn more about it here.
- Check your social media accounts privacy settings. Make sure you are not over sharing and that you know what data third party applications are accessing and how they are using it.
- Stay cautious and only download files, applications, and plugins from trusted sources.
- Enable automatic updates on your devices for the best protection and the most convenience.
- Update the antivirus software and make sure it’s running. Ensure all files are scanned periodically.
Check this page for more information about available anti-virus software.
Visit McMaster University IT Security website for support with IT security issues.
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