[IS&T Security-FYI] SFYI Newsletter, November 4, 2013

[Monique Yeaton]

In this issue:


1. Results of the 'Securing the Human' Prize Giveaway

2. EVENT: Laptop Tagging & Registration, Nov. 6

3. Monthly Sophos Reports



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1. Results of the 'Securing the Human' Prize Giveaway

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The prize giveaway contest for attendees of the MIT 'Securing the Human' online courses has ended, as of noon today (November 4, 2013).


I am happy to announce that we had three winners, selected from the attendees who completed all 5 courses.


1st prize: Carol A. Roberts

2nd prize: Charles J. Hale

3rd prize: Gregory Torrales, Jr.


Thank you to all who have been taking the time to attend the online courses. Please pass along their availability to your MIT colleagues. If you have not yet taken the courses, they are free and available to anyone with an MIT web certificate.


Links and descriptions of the courses are posted here<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/bB4YCQ>.



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2. EVENT: Laptop Tagging & Registration, Nov. 6

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This Wednesday, there is an opportunity to register and tag your laptop:


Where: Lobby of Building 10

When: November 6, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm


Cost: $10 cash only or MIT Cash Object


Just as you might register a bike with the police, you can also register your laptop. Information Services & Technology partners with MIT Police to provide STOP tags for laptops. The tag is affixed to the device, has a unique number, and is registered with a world-wide database.


Sgt. Cheryl Vossmer of the MIT Police says that although a STOP tag is not software that can track a device via GPS or other means, it has been very effective at providing a way for lost or stolen laptops to be returned to their rightful owners.


For example, a laptop that was stolen from a MIT student last year turned up at a Boston homeless shelter. When one of the residents of the shelter tried to sell the laptop to another resident, a person working at the shelter noticed and intervened. He called the number on the STOP tag that was attached to the laptop. The owner was eventually tracked down via the MIT Police. When he got the call from the police, he was surprised; he thought the laptop was gone forever.


Read more laptop recovery stories here<https://www.stoptheft.com/>.


Learn more about laptop registration at MIT<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/MIT+Police+Laptop+Tagging+and+Registration>.



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3. Monthly Sophos Reports

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Each month, IS&T is able to track via Sophos Anti-Virus the top 10 most dangerous malware that is accessing or trying to access the computers on the MIT network.


Learn more about the monthly Sophos reports<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/7SkYCQ>, what they can tell us, and how they can help us.



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Monique Yeaton
IT Security Communications Coordinator
Information Services & Technology, MIT
617.253.2715
www.ist.mit.edu/security
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