The Security Center provides UMass President's Office staff members with the resources and tools to help keep your UMass accounts safe.
Internal Resources Login Report a Security Incident Report a Software Vulnerability
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Security Awareness Training
Self-paced training for employees on security essentials, including data protection and phishing scam awareness.
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Policies, Procedures, and Standards
Access University-wide security policies, procedures, and standards.
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Identify and Report Phishing Emails
Learn about what phishing is, how to protect yourself, and why good security practices are important.
Tips for Working Securely from the Office or Home
- Use two-factor authentication when available to ensure that only you can access your account.
- Use passwords with a mix of numbers, upper/lower case letters, and at least 10 characters.
- Never use your work passwords for personal logins.
- You are a target to hackers so be careful what you click.
- If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
- Don’t trust email from people you don’t know.
- If your anti-virus warns you, believe it!
- Don’t broadcast Bluetooth and/or Airdrop information; it’s an open invitation for hackers to attack your devices.
- Be cautious when using public Wi-Fi, and use your phone as a mobile hotspot or connect via VPN whenever possible.
- Always lock your computer when leaving it unattended; don’t just wait for the screensaver to automatically lock the screen.
- Don’t leave your laptop or phone unattended in public.
- Safeguard personal identifiable information online and off. (Remember to shred!)
- Don’t trust public computers ever!
- Backup your data.
- Use UMass authorized storage options such as Dropbox, for securely storing and sharing files.
- Do not share passwords or accounts requiring login.