Cyber threats can happen to any sized organization, and today’s colleges – Niagara included – depend on the Internet for teaching, learning, and everyday operations that support student learning.
The more time you spend online, the more of a target you are for cyber threat. By being prepared, you can take away opportunities for attack and limit the impact of any incidents on yourself and the College community.
October is #CyberSecurityMonth!
Week fours theme is looking at how to protect your small business.
To learn more, check out @GetCyberSafe and visit: t.co/HH9T1juF79 pic.twitter.com/Dz6qoSqer5
— Niagara College (@niagaracollege) October 21, 2019
Threat actors are looking for high value or sensitive information
- Student records and contact info;
- Banking and financial information;
- Intellectual property;
- Student and Employee information and passwords;
- Project and contract information;
- Emergency response plans;
- Access to compute resources for illegal activity.
Cyber safety is a continuous cycle
- Identify: Understand vulnerabilities and possible threats;
- Protect: Limit access to sensitive information and systems;
- Detect: Use anti-virus and anti-malware software and activity logs;
- Respond: Be aware and know what to do when you see malicious activity;
- Recover: Back up your personal information.
Simple steps you can take to help NC be cyber safe
- Educate yourself on cyber safety;
- Keep OS and software up to date;
- Use strong user authentication;
- Back up and encrypt important data;
- Don’t install unauthorized software.
We use our smartphones for everything these days: Social media, taking photos and sometimes, on rare occasions, even for making phone calls.
That means it’s important for us to protect our devices. Here’s how: t.co/igifRfnk8i pic.twitter.com/ys8u4SAA3J
— Get Cyber Safe (@GetCyberSafe) October 18, 2019
There are many tools and resources available to combat the increasing number of cyber attacks targeted at schools.
Get tips to protect yourself and your devices at
Information submitted by ITS and sourced from:
Canada Cyber Security Survey by Public Safety, 2018
Internet Security Threat Report by Symantec, 2017
