National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM)
October 2011
For safety tip sheets on gaming, internet safety and security, and mobile safety, and social networking, go to the National Cyber Security Alliance page at http://www.staysafeonline.org/
Check out this month's tweets on cybersecurity.
Rice's Tips and Links
Special Request Seminars: departments can request a presentation by the IT Security Office.
Data Protection
Secure Your Rice Data: protecting Rice's electronic resources
Mobile Encryption Strategies: prevent data theft on laptops, phones, flash drives
How to Encrypt Files: how to encrypt specific file types including Word, Adobe .pdf files
Identity Protection
Best Practices: secure computing steps
Phishing FAQs: how to recognize scam email
Rice Policies
Rice Policy No. 808: Protection of Personally Identifiable Information
Rice Policy No. 832: Appropriate Use of Computer Resources
Recommended External Resources
FTC: Living Life Online