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Category: Best Practice

Security Reminder – Username and Password

By UTS Support Posted on November 18, 2016 Posted in Alerts, Best Practice

The use of the same login name and password for access to different accounts and websites is strongly discouraged. If a website that you visit is compromised, the attacker will have access to the login names and passwords that were …

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How to Spot Phishing Scams

By UTS Support Posted on November 18, 2016 Posted in Alerts, Best Practice, E-mail

According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group​, up to five percent of recipients respond to ‘phishing’ attacks. In an effort to increase our online security, Technology Services strongly recommends the following: Be very suspicious of any email with urgent requests for …

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NU Online Security- Passphrases not passwords

By UTS Support Posted on November 18, 2016 Posted in Alerts, Best Practice

In an effort to increase our online security, Technology Services requests that you to use a passphrase rather than a password wherever possible. This protects your access with short sentence rather than a simple word. Use a unique combination of …

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