To wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020, Information Technology Services has launched a Cybersecurity self-assessment for faculty, staff, and students.
To encourage completion of this self-assessment, IT Services is offering a $100 UWinCash prize.
To be eligible for the prize draw, all you need to do is complete the self-assessment by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. The winner will be selected by random draw and contacted by email in early December.
Your computer or laptop is your most important work tool. To help you get work done and stay secure, you want to keep it in the best possible shape.
“To keep your workstation performing well, you need to consider your system and your applications,” says Kevin Macnaughton, team lead security, Information Technology Services. “Following some basic care and hygiene practices is a great place to start.”
IT Services’ top systems care basics include:
To keep your applications up to date and secure, IT Services recommends:
For more computer care basics as well as ways to supercharge your workstation, see www.uwindsor.ca/itservices/933/protect-your-pc.
Led by IT Services, Cybersecurity Awareness Month efforts highlight cybersecurity issues relevant to the UWindsor community. More information, along with how you can protect yourself, can be found at uwindsor.ca/cybersecurity.
Faculty and staff as well as current and future students can now connect with the Service Desk in Information Technology Servcices via live chat.
Access to the live chat function is available from the bottom right corner of www.uwindsor.ca/its or www.uwindsor.ca/itshelp.
Fall 2020 live chat hours are:
Live chat joins phone support at 519-253-3000, ext. 4440, and submitting a ticket to www.uwindsor.ca/itshelp as part of the IT Services remote service options. To help protect the health and safety of the University community, the IT Service Desk remains closed for in-person assistance until further notice.
Mobile devices have become an increasingly important part of our daily personal and work lives. Eighty per cent of people access the Internet with mobile devices. With expanded use comes additional security threats.
“Smart cybersecurity practices extend beyond our laptops and desktops to include our phones and tablets too,” says Kevin Macnaughton, team leader security in Information Technology Services. “It boils down to: if you connect it, protect it.”
IT Services’ list of top four ways to protect your mobile devices includes:
For more mobile device security best practices, see www.uwindsor.ca/itservices/931/power-your-hands.
Led by IT Services, Cybersecurity Awareness Month efforts highlight cybersecurity issues relevant to the UWindsor community. More information, along with how you can protect yourself, can be found at uwindsor.ca/cybersecurity.
myUWinfo.uwindsor.ca is the University of Windsor’s employee gateway to human resource information.
Watch Information Technology Services team member Eva Bernachi as she walks through updating your own contact information as well as that of your emergency contact in this 97-second Tech Talk video.
If you want more information about myUWinfo, click on the link in the Comments section below the video.
Tech Talk is a presentation of IT Services. More Tech Talks are available at www.uwindsor.ca/its/tech-talk.
