{"id":2043,"date":"2025-10-24T15:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:13:41","slug":"general-tips-for-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=2043","title":{"rendered":"General tips for cybersecurity:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Update software: Update Your Software frequently (Read more about how to check for software updates on your <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201541\">MacOS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/update-windows-3c5ae7fc-9fb6-9af1-1984-b5e0412c556a#WindowsVersion=Windows_10\">Windows<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/android\/answer\/7680439\">Android<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204204\">iOS<\/a> device)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use strong, unique passwords: Aim for 16+ characters (passphrases work great). Never reuse passwords. (Learn more in our <a href=\"http:\/\/internal.simmons.edu\/students\/general\/technology\/policies\/information-security-policy\">Information Security Policy<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a password manager: Generate\/store unique passwords and reduce phishing risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn on MFA everywhere: Especially email and banking. Extend <a href=\"https:\/\/sharkpass.simmons.edu\">SharkPass\/Duo<\/a> to personal\/3rd-party accounts that support it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spot &amp; report phishing (including calendar invites!): Beware urgency and requests for sensitive data. Verify directly. In Gmail, use Report phishing, or contact Technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encrypt devices &amp; backups: Most devices include built-in encryption &#8211; enable it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,3],"tags":[412,433,38,39,12,439,436,438,437],"class_list":["post-2043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-special-news","category-technews","tag-412","tag-433","tag-cybersecurity","tag-cybersecurityawarenessmonth","tag-information-security","tag-information-security-policy","tag-tips-for-cybersecurity","tag-update-browsers","tag-update-software"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2044,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043\/revisions\/2044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}