Secure Your Accounts

Jenny Blaine, Security Analyst with UMN's Twin Cities Office Information Technology (OIT), explained in an September 15 , 2021 email to IT@UMN:

While no single step will stop cyber criminals from getting into your personal email or bank accounts, enable two-factor or multi-factor authentication on your most important accounts for more security than passwords alone. The September 2021 edition of the "OUCH! newsletter covers what two-factor authentication is and how to easily set it up, giving your online accounts an extra layer of security.

The University uses Duo Security for multi-factor authentication and requires the use of Duo for current students, faculty, and staff, and users with sponsored and person-of-interest (POI) accounts. New phishing blog postings include:

 

• Example 247: Beware Fake Google Drive Invitations
• Example 248: Fake Payment Receipts

Related Resources:

• Practice Safe Computing
• Information Security Awareness Topics
• University IT Policies:
  • Information Security
  • Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources
  • Information Security Standards
• Learn how to report information security issues