Best Practices
The practice of using different and complex combinations for online accounts
What is strong password management?
A hardware or software system that acts as a barrier between a private network and the outside world.
What is a firewall?
This type of malicious software replicates itself and spreads to other computer systems.
What is a virus?
Downloading apps only from these official sources can help protect your device.
What are app stores?
Laws enacted to criminalize activities like hacking, data theft, and online fraud.
What are cybercrime laws?
This type of attack involves impersonating a legitimate entity to steal sensitive information.
What is phishing?
Regularly creating these allows you to restore your system after a cyberattack.
What are backups?
This computer setting, often ignored on social media platforms, controls who can see your posts and personal info — adjusting it can greatly reduce your risk of stalking or identity theft.
What are privacy settings?
The unauthorized access and disclosure of sensitive or confidential information.
What is a data breach?
It's recommended to update these regularly, not just when something breaks — doing so patches security vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.
What are software and app updates?
When logging into your student portal, enabling this security feature, which requires a second form of verification beyond just your password, can prevent unauthorized access — even if your password is stolen.
What is two-factor authentication (2FA)?
The act of intentionally damaging or disrupting computer systems or networks.
What is cyber sabotage?
Instead of clicking “Login with Google” or “Login with Facebook” on third-party sites, creating a unique account helps reduce this risk, where a single compromised account can affect many others.
What is account linking or single point of failure?
You should always log out of your accounts when using one of these shared machines on campus.
What is a public or shared computer?
This type of malware records a user's keystrokes without their knowledge.
What is a keylogger?