October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Michigan State University Information Technology wants to ensure that you stay safe and secure online–which means more than just creating a strong password. Protecting yourself and the MSU community is all about increasing your knowledge so that you can decrease cybersecurity risk. The more aware you are, the safer and more secure you will be.
Read: Five Cybersecurity Tips
The MSU IT Information Security team hosted informative webinars featuring special guests from around our community to discuss unique cybersecurity topics, including Professor Rick Wash, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and Director and Professor Thomas Holt, MSU School of Criminal Justice.
How to Catch a Phish
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- ComArtSci Professor Rick Wash tells us how to spot a phish like the experts.
- Wash’s work involves understanding how people think about their interactions with computers, and their interactions with other people through computers, with a particular focus on security and collaborative systems. He is currently the Primary Investigator on three NSF grants, including an NSF Early Faculty CAREER award.
Scrap Value of Your NetID
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- How much is your NetID worth to cybercriminals? The MSU IT Information Security team has the answer.
Okta-ober and MSU’s New Login Experience
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- MSU’s Information Security team talks about multi-factor authentication and other tools MSU IT uses to help keep our data secure.
Data Breaches and Fraud
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- School of Criminal Justice Director and Professor Thomas Holt discusses the relationship between data breaches and fraud. He’ll cover why data breaches happen and how they fuel a larger market for stolen card data that people use for fraudulent purchases and economic crime.
- Holt’s research focuses on computer hacking, malware, and the role of the Internet in facilitating all manner of crime and deviance. His work has been published in various journals including Crime and Delinquency, Deviant Behavior, the Journal of Criminal Justice, and Youth and Society.
For more information on cybersecurity best practices, visit secureit.msu.edu.
