<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><img alt="NCSA_RecStaysafe_StaticBanner_wurl.gif" height="80" width="644" src="cid:8F1AAEC4-743B-4FD3-B06F-A7278EF22084@mit.edu"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; ">October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, an annual campaign to shed light on what each of us can do to protect our computers, data and privacy. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; ">The theme this year is "Our Shared Responsibility" to reinforce the message that all computer users have a responsibility to practice good "cyber hygiene" to protect themselves and others.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; ">Ready to do your part? You can make a difference by taking these steps:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div>
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial">Ensure that your computer is protected by anti-virus software and set up for regular software updates and operating system patches. </li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial">Create strong passwords and keep them secure by never responding to emails that ask you to provide them.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial">Protect Institute sensitive data by minimizing its collection, limiting access privileges, protecting it from unauthorized modification and disclosure while in your custody, and securely destroying files when they're no longer needed.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial">View the Computing Security Awareness video (<a href="http://ist.mit.edu/services/training/demos#security">http://ist.mit.edu/services/training/demos#security</a>), which runs through common risks and how to avoid them.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial">Visit IS&T's Security web site (<a href="http://ist.mit.edu/security">http://ist.mit.edu/security</a>) and Stay Safe Online (<a href="http://www.staysafeonline.org">www.staysafeonline.org</a>). Both offer tips and resources.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial">Share this information with others in your work area and at home.</li>
</ul><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; ">If you need help with computer security settings, contact the IS&T Service Desk at 617-253-1101 or <a href="mailto:computing-help@mit.edu">computing-help@mit.edu</a>. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; ">This campaign is fully supported by the IT Security Services team at MIT. Please contact us (<a href="mailto:security@mit.edu">security@mit.edu</a>) if you have any questions, comments, or would like the team to give a presentation to your department or group.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div>Monique Yeaton</div><div>IT Security Awareness Consultant</div><div>MIT Information Services & Technology (IS&T)</div><div>(617) 253-2715</div><div><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/security">http://ist.mit.edu/security</a></div><div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>