Topic of the Week
Welcome to our "Topic of the Week" section, where we spotlight key issues in security, privacy, audit, risk, and compliance. Each week, we look into a relevant topic, offering insights and strategies to help navigating the ever-evolving landscape of regulations and best practices.
What the heck is data privacy, anyway?
When you hear the phrase “data privacy,” what comes to mind? Locking down your files? Making sure nobody hacks your Wi-Fi? Avoiding that random email link that clearly wasn’t from an actual prince? While those are related concepts, let’s take a moment this week to clear up some common misconceptions about what data privacy really means.What’s the Difference Between Privacy and Security?These two concepts get mixed up constantly, but they aren’t interchangeable. Here are breakdowns of each:
Your Mind Goes First
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is coming to an end, and over the past few weeks, we’ve explored ways to protect our data, devices, and digital spaces. But there’s an often-overlooked part of cybersecurity: the people behind the screens.
Ghosts in Your Google Drive (and Other University Spaces)?
As the year continues to zoom by, we find ourselves nearing the end of October already - it is prime spooky season. You may celebrate Halloween and have some decorative ghosts or skeletons at home, but have you considered that there may be some ghosts lurking in your university spaces? DATA RETENTION! Who said that?!
Oversharer? Better over coffee.
Social media has become pretty much second nature for most of us. We share moments, big and small, with a few taps. Posting a dorm move-in video, your first day at a new job, or that perfect photo at McKeldin Mall is fun, social, and it keeps us connected with friends and family no matter where they are.The problem is that, sometimes, those same posts can reveal more than we intend, not just to classmates or followers, but to scammers, identity thieves, and even cybercriminals looking for easy targets.
Multi-Factor Authentication--What is it, really?
As our article last week mentioned, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month! To celebrate, we will talk about various cybersecurity awareness topics during the month of October. This week is all about multi-factor authentication (MFA)--What is it? Why does it matter? Do I seriously need to use it? Let's get right into it.
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Y’all!
What a good month: pumpkin spice everything, morning runs that finally let you breathe without 98% humidity, and, of course, Cybersecurity Awareness Month!Every October, for the past 20 years, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has spotlighted simple ways people can protect themselves online. The goal is to show how small, everyday actions reduce risks when we’re online or using connected devices.