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Protect Yourself, Your Privacy, and Practice Online Hygiene

When you get that urge to spring clean this year, don’t forget to take a look at your life online as well. It’s good practice to review regularly what information you are sharing and with whom. The Safe Computing website offers a variety of options to guide you in this process.

 
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Tips for Traveling Safely with Technology

Spring is here and many of us are going on long-awaited vacations or important business trips. As you prepare to travel, you will likely take along some combination of a smartphone, tablet, laptop, and other mobile devices. Follow these tips to safeguard both your own and the university's data.

Before You Travel

Only take what you need:

 
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Latest Scams

Scams targeting university communities are increasingly sophisticated, such as recent scams involving login theft, fake job offers, and fake housing opportunities. These scams attempt to trick individuals into sharing personal information or making payments. Threat actors often impersonate real U-M faculty or departments to appear legitimate and convey a sense of urgency to get the individual to act without thinking.

 
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A New Safe Computing Page to Guide You Amid Global Misinformation Concerns

Misinformation has become a global concern, crossing international, political, and cultural boundaries. Stories such as, Meta vows to curtail false content, deepfakes ahead of Australia election, and China to crack down on stock market fake news as AI spurs misinformation, says state media highlight this trend.

 
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Reminder: Data Protection for Unit IT course Available in My LINC

Please remember that DPE110: Data Protection for Unit IT is available in My LINC. It provides IT professionals with an overview of their shared responsibility for protecting the university’s digital assets. This includes understanding data classification at U-M, gaining basic knowledge of FERPA, HIPAA, and PCI, and learning how to safeguard institutional data and stay safe online.

To have it assigned to IT professionals in your unit, contact [email protected].

 
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