Secure Your Devices

Securing your devices doesn’t just mean keeping them in a safe place, it means setting a strong password, keeping your software up-to-date, backing up your data, choosing appropriate privacy and access settings, deciding what networks to connect to, and more.

Personal Devices

See these guidelines to help you secure your own devices, data, and connections.

• Devices
  • Secure Your Mobile Devices
  • Secure Your Personal Computer
  • Secure Your Internet of Things Devices
  • Antivirus for Personal Computers 
• Data
  • Encrypt Your Data and Devices
  • Securely Delete Files
  • Erase Personal Devices Before Disposal
  • Secure Your Videoconferencing: Instructions
  • Security Recommendations for Webcams
• Connections
  • Secure Your Home WiFi Network
  • Secure Your Internet Connection

Working Remotely

Tips for securing your devices and connections when you work from home or other locations away from campus:

• IT Security When Working Remotely
• Video: IT Security Tips for When You Work from Home (2:15)
• Secure Your Videoconferencing: Instructions

Work Devices

• MiWorkspace. If you use a MiWorkspace-managed computer, your neighborhood IT staff will ensure that your work devices are properly secured.
• Michigan Medicine. Health Information Technology & Services provides devices to Michigan Medicine faculty and staff and is primarily responsible for the maintenance and security standards of those devices.
• Other U-M Devices. Other guidelines may apply to other University-Owned Devices.