Posts Tagged ‘UM Information Security’
Why You Need a Password Manager
As technology professionals, we make password demands that can feel unreasonable. We want you to: 1. Use a strong password. 2. Set unique passwords for every service you use. 3. Reset all of your passwords frequently. 4. Never reuse a password. 5. Never write any of these passwords down anywhere. Of course, we have really good reasons for all of […]
Protecting Sensitive Data
Information security is an evolving challenge. This responsibility is shared by all UM employees, students, vendors, and everyone else who contributes to our academic community. Consider for a moment the illustration shown on the explosion of digital information. This exponential growth is being driven by an increasing number of intelligent connected devices. Inevitably, this trend will also continue making […]
Online UM Security Awareness Training
Since 2005, select University employees have been required to participate in security awareness training. In the past, these required sessions have taken place in a classroom/lecture format. As of September 17, 2012, the University has partnered with the SANS Institute to offer online security awareness training. The online training modules are organized to train specific […]