Restore your privacy on Facebook
Facebook recently announced major changes regarding its approach to which pieces of personal information about you are made public and how. You can now restrict almost every element on your profile to...
View ArticleRestore your privacy on Facebook
Over the last year or so, Facebook has provided users with increasing amounts of control over their personal information. You can now restrict almost every element on your profile to specific friends...
View ArticleProtect your personal information with Identity Finder
Identity Finder helps you find and delete or encrypt sensitive information, protecting it from third-party access.
View ArticleProtect data in your photocopiers and office devices
Some copiers and multifunction office devices (such as scanners and fax machines) retain a digital, cached copy of some or all of the documents the machine prints, scans, or processes.
View ArticleKeepITsafe at IU
Stop * Think * Click: This simple philosophy can help you avoid computer viruses, secure personal information, protect against identity theft, safeguard your files, and defend yourself online.
View ArticleNews and events in brief
This week's lineup touches on three timely issues: Social networking privacy settings, digital file sharing, and the Nationwide Health Information Network.
View ArticleSecurity Matters: Protect yourself from cyber threats
The Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) has teamed up with public radio station WFIU to produce "Security Matters," a series of radio spots alerting listeners to cyber threats and...
View ArticleProtect your IU passphrase
Sharing your IU passphrase poses a very serious risk to your personal privacy. Anyone with your login information can access all of your online university records.
View ArticleIT Help: What is sensitive data and how is it protected by law?
Sensitive data includes personal, financial, and legal information -- details (such as your mother's maiden name) that are not publicly available and can be used to facilitate identity theft.
View ArticleTips for online holiday shopping
In the United States, consumers spend billions shopping online. These tips from the National Consumers League (NCL), the Better Business Bureau (BBB), and the National Cyber Security Alliance can help...
View ArticleSafe online shopping during the holidays
Follow these six tips -- ranging from consulting with the Better Business Bureau to establishing a single-use virtual credit card number -- to protect yourself when you shop online.
View ArticleRemember to log off or lock your workstation
Whether you're using a computer assigned to you or one in a public space, make sure you log off before you walk away and leave it unattended. Even if you simply step away, lock your workstation.
View ArticleIU launches Protect IU web site
Protect IU will display alerts related to immediate safety situations, and news items and blog commentaries by internal and external experts.
View ArticleWeb site privacy notices at IU
The university recently issued a new policy regarding web site privacy notices. The policy states that all IU web sites need to maintain a privacy notice regarding the collection and use of information...
View ArticleCheck out the Protect IU blog
Drawn from internal and external security experts, postings cover topics ranging from privacy to information security and policy.
View ArticleTwelve tips for safe social networking
Social networking sites like Facebook help you keep tabs on your friends and meet like-minded people. Their relaxed environments make it easy to forget you're in a public space.
View ArticleResources to protect your private data
Cyber attackers take advantage of vulnerabilities to steal identities, credit card information, and other data. Do not be one of their victims.
View ArticleProtect IU: Tempted to use a public charging kiosk?
Drawn from internal and external security experts, postings in the Protect IU blog cover topics ranging from privacy to information security and policy.
View ArticleTake advantage of Data Privacy resources
Throughout January, the University Information Policy & Security Offices at IU are promoting awareness of the many ways personal information is collected, stored, used, and shared -- not to mention...
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IU to begin passphrase expirations
Starting September 10, IU will phase in expirations for any passphrase that is over two years old. This change will apply to all students, faculty, and staff at IU's eight campuses.
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