Category: Mobile Computing
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Phish Resistant MFA
Key Takeaways: UNC is rolling out Phishing-Resistant MFA through the CarolinaKey initiative. Setting up CarolinaKey will increase your security posture and reduce the number of times you have to type a password + approve an MFA push. You are 99% less likely to get hacked if your account uses MFA. Enable MFA wherever it is available, especially your personal email and financial services. Any MFA… Read More about National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Phish Resistant MFA.
LastPass Now Available to Campus @ No Cost
ITS has made the LastPass Premium password manager available to students, faculty and staff for personal use at no cost. As you may recall, we announced last fall at SecurityCon that we would pursue an offering through Internet2 to provide LastPass to campus. Password managers can help you and the campus members you support to protect your digital identity and your online accounts, providing a… Read More about LastPass Now Available to Campus @ No Cost.
Tip: Protect Your Phone
The number one step for protecting your mobile device is making sure it has a strong passcode or password lock on it so only you can access it. A passcode won’t protect your device from theft, but if it’s stolen or lost, the passcode can prevent anyone but you from accessing your sensitive information such as private messages, contact information, and even mobile banking data.