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Articles tagged with: Cyber Security Awareness Month

Multi-Factor Authentication II: A Portable 2-Factor Authentication App

Protecting Your Accounts: The Importance of Two-Factor Authentication and 2FAS One of the difficulties that has arisen as our society grows ever more digital is the need to verify identities. Early applications used simple passwords, then username-password pairs, then increasingly more complex passwords to try and stay secure. This produced several issues, including the need [ Read More ]

Traveling Abroad? Essential Tech Tips for the Savvy Traveler in 2024

As you embark on international adventures, ensuring smooth technological connections and security is paramount. Here is a comprehensive guide to help you navigate the digital landscape of your foreign destination with ease and confidence. Considerations covered in this article: VPN: Your Global Gateway When traveling, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) becomes your indispensable digital companion. [ Read More ]

Keep Your Home Computer Running Smoothly: Easy Steps for Updating Windows and Mac

For computers connected to the OSU network, Agriculture IT has you covered when it comes to keeping your office machine up to date. Our IT team handles operating system updates so you don’t have to think about it. But when you are at home working on your personal computer or using an OSU computer off [ Read More ]

How to Inventory Your Technology for Recovery & Claims

Severe weather, fires, theft, and misplaced items while traveling are already high-stress situations. You may find yourself needing to submit an insurance claim or police report for your phone, laptop, or tablet during one of these situations. You start to make your report and get asked the make, model, and serial number of your device. [ Read More ]

Privacy Risks with Car Rentals

In today’s era of easy car rentals and rapid advancements in automotive technology, modern vehicles are equipped with a range of features designed to enhance user experience. However, many of these features may require access to personal information, which poses significant privacy risks if not managed properly. Key features and Their Privacy Risks What Information [ Read More ]

Strengthening Security: The Importance of Password and Physical Security in the Digital Age

In the modern information age, safeguarding sensitive information has become more critical than ever. Whether it’s personal data, university data, or even your social media accounts, both password security and physical security are crucial in protecting our valuable resources. Here’s why these two components are essential and how you can enhance them. Password Security: The [ Read More ]

The Convergence of AI and Cybersecurity

Are Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related technologies going to ultimately help us or harm us? It’s a question being debated across news cycles and behind closed doors on Capital Hill as AI technologies continue to be developed and implemented at an unprecedented rate, with little legislation, controls, or governance. And the market is booming. Goldman [ Read More ]

Protecting Your Digital Life: Cybersecurity Tips While Traveling

In today’s hyper-connected world, travel often means staying connected to the digital realm. Whether you’re traveling for business or leisure, it’s crucial to prioritize cybersecurity to protect your personal and sensitive information from cyber threats. Here are some cybersecurity tips to keep in mind while you’re on the go: Travel As Light As Possible: Take [ Read More ]

Multifactor Authentication and why it is important

Many people are seeing more and more services requiring or suggesting the use of multifactor authentication (MFA) for accessing online systems. MFA is a login process that requires multiple methods of authentication to verify a user’s identity. It combines two or more independent credentials to verify a login. The first credential is based on something [ Read More ]

How to protect your phone or tablet – simple steps for Android and iOS security.

Phones and tablets have gone from being cool gadgets to our partners in crime, helping us keep in touch with our people, hoarding our secrets, and occasionally granting us entry into the mystical realm of work networks and services. They’re like little digital treasure chests of personal data. But, just like we’d lock up our [ Read More ]