ATTENTION ANDROID USERS!
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Android operating system
that allows an attacker to access data stored on your device or
remotely install software merely by having your mobile phone number.
This vulnerability is being ...
IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ADHERENCE TO OCAD UNIVERSITY'S DATA
CLASSIFICATION POLICY IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT ANY DATA
CLASSIFIED AS CONFIDENTIAL IS LABELLED AND EASILY IDENTIFIED. BELOW
YOU WILL FIND RECOMMENDED LABEL INSTRUCTIONS AND TEMPLATES HOWEVER ...
BYOD (BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE) SECURITY GUIDE
This guide is for all staff using personally owned devices such as
smart phones, tablet computers, laptops, netbooks and similar
equipment, to store, access, carry, transmit, receive or use
University informati...
Removable media can offer a convenient and secure (offline) method
for transferring files. However, the potential for sensitive data to
be lost or stolen is a significant risk and it is a requirement to
ensure compliance that any confidential classifie...
WHY CHECK THE SENDER EMAIL ADDRESS?
The senders name and address is one of the easiest things to forge.
Virtually anyone can send an email that looks like it's from
dtrump@whitehouse.gov. IT Security and the OCAD U 365 team have put in
place measures to ...
ONCE UPON A TIME, THE RISK OF BUGS THAT CAME WITH SOFTWARE UPDATES
SEEMED TO BE NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE.
NOW, THE RISK OF NOT INSTALLING SOFTWARE UPDATES FAR OUTWEIGHS THAT OF
DELAYING IMPORTANT SECURITY UPDATES.
Hackers now routinely exploit unpatched vu...
DATA BACKUP
Every year, we have at least two or more Fourth Year Thesis students
with lost projects and unrecoverable data. DO NOT BE THIS PERSON.
ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST TWO COPIES OF YOUR DATA IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES
IN CASE ONE IS LOST OR CORRUPTED.
...
This article contains practical guidelines for following the
Information & Data Classification Policy at OCAD U
[https://www.ocadu.ca/Assets/content/it/OCAD+U+Information+and+Data+Classification+Policy.pdf].
As referenced in the policy, there are 3 clas...
WHAT IS ENCRYPTION?
"In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding messages (or
information) in such a way that eavesdroppers or hackers cannot read
it, but that authorized parties can."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encryption [1])
Una...
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WITH MOBILE DEVICES
INTRODUCTION
OCAD University employees should understand that special
considerations may apply when encrypted devices are taken outside of
Canada. Staff and faculty must be aware of r...
HOW DO I RESET MY PASSWORD?
How to change password
What to do if you forgot your password
Troubleshooting
Passwords must meet the following criteria:
* Be at least ten characters long, longer is better
* Not contain your username, first name ...
If you configured your Administrative or Faculty email on your iPhone
or Android device, you can use Outlook Web Access to remotely wipe
your device in the event of loss. This avoids the personal information
on your device from being accessed by criminals...
* _What is Phishing?_
* _What is Spoofing?_
* _Faculty and Staff_
* _Students_
WHAT IS PHISHING?
Identifying Phishing Emails (University of Chicago IT Services)
[https://itservices.uchicago.edu/page/identify-phishing-scams]
Identifying Fraudul...
