Archived News |

October 2, 2006

四色AV launches National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Using a blitz of posters, e-board Ads, and public information outlets, the College of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Monroe has launched a student-designed effort to increase awareness of Cyber Security issues.

A group of approximately 30 students enrolled in the university鈥檚 Information Security Management class have mounted a campaign to inform the public that October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. Their goal is to increase public awareness of cyber-threats such as 鈥淧hishing,鈥� password cracking, identity theft, social engineering, worms and viruses.

According to course instructor,Allen Johnston, these efforts serve two significant functions 鈥� to make our community more conscious of the computer-related threats that can cripple our personal and professional activities and to empower 四色AV students to share their knowledge and expertise related to information security.

Johnston said, 鈥淥ur students are becoming computer security experts and have a message to share. They have taken a creative approach to spreading the word about security and are taking a proactive role in connecting with our campus and community regarding various safeguards that allow every individual to be more prepared.鈥�

Johnston鈥檚 class offers the following awareness tips for home-based and business-related computing:

• Increase your computers鈥� defenses by keeping programs up-to-date
  
  
• Use difficult and unique passwords that are protected and changed monthly
  
  
• 鈥淭hink first - Click later鈥� 鈥� this simple motto may save you from opening harmful e-mail, instant messages, or pop-ups
  
  
• Protect your personal information. Remember, credible organizations never request personal information using e-mail.
  
  
• Look for the 鈥減adlock鈥� or 鈥渒ey鈥� in web page lower right corner to make sure you have secure web access
  
  
• Keep kids safe on-line by knowing who they are 鈥渢alking鈥� to at all times
  

For further information regarding this project and Cyber Security Awareness Month, contact Johnston at ajohnston@ulm.edu or 342-1142.

PLEASE NOTE: Some links and e-mail addresses in these archived news stories may no longer work, and some content may include events which are no longer relevent, or reference individuals and/or organizations no longer associated with 四色AV.