1. Education – Partnership – Solutions
Student Orientation
Fall 2016

2. Who We Are ISO is a department within the Office of Budget and Finance
Education – Partnership – Solutions
Who We Are
ISO is a department within the Office of Budget and Finance
VP is Terry Pankratz
CISO is Nate Howe
Located at ROC 2.604, west side of campus on Waterview
Stop by for a visit with our staff, 8am - 5pm weekdays

3. ISO Approach Our motto is ‘Education – Partnership – Solutions’
Information security doesn’t mean saying NO to everything, we seek the balance between ease of use and security
Information security is not just an IT thing, everyone can help
Get involved by reporting phishing, scams, bugs, and other security issues to our team
Review the Information Security and Acceptable Use Policy

4. Education – Partnership – Solutions
Identity on Campus
Your SSN should not be used except in rare instances
UTDID =
NetID = SXT079756
PEA =
If users need help with setting up their PEA (Personalized Account) they can call the HelpDesk at ext 2911

5. Education – Partnership – Solutions
Identity in Real Life
Students are just establishing their credit and professional reputations
Criminals look for a ways to obtain your data for their own profit
Imagine not being able to get a job, buy a car, or rent an apartment because of identity theft
Social Media is often searched and considered when your applying for a job of club

6. Phishing Scams Avoid phishing and website pop-ups
Education – Partnership – Solutions
Phishing Scams
Avoid phishing and website pop-ups
Offers that are too good to be true usually are
Criminals will often make the matter seem urgent, or use a title or name with authority
Scams: often too good to be true, or they are asking you for information you would normally want to keep safe
Report any phishing s or phone calls you receive to our office
Phishing can happen via , phone, website pop-ups, etc

7. Education – Partnership – Solutions
Social Media
Be mindful of what you put out there, employers often do social media searches before hiring
Criminals are also watching social media to customize scams targeted at you
Geotagging tells your friends, and criminals, where you are and where you are not
Social Media is often searched and considered when your applying for a job of club

8. Education – Partnership – Solutions
Online Footprint
Avoid mixing work and personal information, be careful with devices synchronizing info
Adjust privacy setting and deactivate old accounts
Use unique passwords for each site you visit and avoid using Facebook / Google to sign into 3rd party sites
Google search yourself
Many devices are now linked together such as your Mac computer, iPad, phone, and messenger.
Also using the client for services like Drop Box may download personal materials to your work machine.

9. Education – Partnership – Solutions
Device Security
Install current software patches (computers, mobile devices, and apps)
Set longer ‘passphrases’ which are easy to remember but hard to guess
Protect phones and tablets with passcodes
All devices includes your computer, phone, tablets and so on.
Pass phrases are best

10. Backups and File Storage
Education – Partnership – Solutions
Backups and File Storage
Backup all important files BEFORE disaster strikes
Use department shares instead of local drives
CometSpace gives you 1TB of free storage
Departmental shares such as the G:\ or your own H:\
Box.com offers 1TB of space
can be used for typical work and personal data but check with ISO/website for info on HIPAA, changes, and comparisons to other cloud storage

11. Education – Partnership – Solutions
Physical Security
Secure mobile devices on campus, in your automobile trunk, and at home
It only takes a few minutes for someone to take your device, which can cause you financial and data loss
All devices includes your computer, phone, tablets and so on.
Pass phrases are best

12. Shredding Old Media Take advantage of our personal device shredding
Education – Partnership – Solutions
Shredding Old Media
Take advantage of our personal device shredding
Cellphones, hard drives, USB drives, and other media
Device shredding: Must be a personal device, hard drives need to be removed from the computer or laptop, we can do limited pick up or they can bring the equipment to our office

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