Security Alert for All Users

Information Security breaches and hacked accounts are unfortunately becoming commonplace. Incidents, recently made public, have impacted large institutions as well as cloud providers. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself:

-          Stay abreast of the news for large or wide-spread “hacks”

-          Use strong passwords by incorporating numbers and special characters (think “Pass-phrases”).

-          Don’t use the same password for Social Media and work

-          Occasionally change your passwords        

Please feel free to email ITSecurity@umassmed.edu with any questions.