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Simple passwords, such as 12345, or common identifying information, like birthdays and pet names, are not safe for protecting important accounts holding personal information. Using an easy-to-guess password is like locking the door but leaving the key in the lock. Weak passwords can quickly be broken by computer hackers. But it\u2019s impossible to remember a unique strong password for every account!<\/p>\n
The good news is that creating and storing strong passwords with the help of a password manager is one of the easiest ways to protect ourselves from someone logging into our accounts and stealing sensitive information, data, money or even our identities.\u00a0 Click here to find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Multifactor authentication means using more than a password to verify your access an app or account. With MFA, we might be asked to enter a text code or use a fingerprint. It makes us much safer from someone accessing our accounts. This month, we\u2019re showing how easy it is to enable MFA on any supported online services. Click here to find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cybercriminals like to go phishing, but you don\u2019t have to take the bait. Phishing is when criminals use fake emails, social media posts or direct messages with the goal of luring you to click on a bad link or download a malicious attachment. If you click on a phishing link or file, you can hand over your personal information to the cybercriminals. A phishing scheme can also install malware onto your device.\u00a0 Click here to find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the easiest ways to boost your cybersecurity is to always keep software and apps updated. Every day, software and app developers focus on keeping their users and products secure. They\u2019re constantly looking for clues that hackers are trying to break into their systems, or they are searching for holes where cybercriminals could sneak in, even if they\u2019ve never been breached before. To fix these issues and improve security for everyone who uses their services, upstanding software companies release regular updates. Click here to find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager Simple passwords, such as 12345, or common identifying information, like birthdays and pet names, are not safe for protecting important accounts holding personal information. Using an easy-to-guess password is like locking the door but leaving the key in the lock. Weak passwords can quickly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"parent":4388,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18414","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18414"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18432,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18414\/revisions\/18432"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Enable Multi-Factor Authentication<\/h2>\n
Recognize and Report Phishing<\/h2>\n
Update Your Software<\/h2>\n