Tuesday, May 28, 2013

We Must Be Guardians of Data.

As stewards of information, all employees of UT Chattanooga must be aware it is part of our job to protect these data.  This means, but is not limited to:

  • Practicing Skeptical Computing (Don't trust, Verify)

  • Protecting Your PC (Patching, Firewall, Antivirus)

  • Archiving with Encryption (Protect it, but Trash it if you don't need it)


 

This article details how a university was fined $400k when a firewall was inactive for 10 months.  This is not a unique occurrence.  Be Safe. Be Careful.  Let's protect our customers and ourselves.