Head in the Clouds Continued
To avoid some of the more serious e-mail based traps that exist, here are 2 things you can do.
1 Discard all unsolicited e-mail, without opening any attachments or replying to it.
2 If an e-mail message arrives from a known sender, but contains an attachment that you were not expecting, confirm with the sender that the e-mail message origiŽnated from them.
While many of us revel in the fact that we to date have not felt the after effects of such a traumatic event, we should not grow complacent. We have a responsibility to our co-workers, students and alumni who trust us with their information and expect us to be ever vigilant in safeŽguarding their future.
Keep your computer and your data physically safe
Safeway Insurance reported that more than 600,000 laptop thefts occurred in 2003, while the Gartner Group noted that the chances of having one stolen were one in ten. And if that weren’t enough, the FBI states that 97% of stolen laptops will never be recovered. Desktop computers are also not immune to theft, even from locked offices. To help keep your computer and data safe, here are three tips.
Regularly (preferably at least weekly) backup your data to CDs or other media.
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