Carleton University Security Tips Security Awareness Creating secure passwords Protecting your mobile devices Staying safe on social media Here are some Tech Tips that you may find useful. Wednesday, December 14, 2022IT Tip: Check if your accounts have been compromisedYou may have a number of on line accounts and when account breaches occur you may not be informed that your account information has been compromised. Your account info could then be available on the internet, in a practice called a ‘pawned’ account. There is a great site out there that collects data breaches... MoreTuesday, October 26, 2021Checking Carleton Emails and AliasesUpdated on April 7, 2022 What Emails Exist at Carleton? Current MyCarletonOne accounts/emails @carleton.ca aliases Historical Aliases or Accounts Confirm which emails you have Step 1: Confirm the Primary Aliases Step 2: Test all Emails and Aliases Step 3: Ask IT Support about your emails/aliases Modify Your Emails/Aliases Forward cmail to cunet My... MoreThursday, February 4, 2021Email PhishingPhishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Carleton University Faculty or Staff will not ask you to send account credentials via email. How can you tell if an email is a... MoreThursday, February 4, 2021Pop-ups locking out my browser: Scam!There is a common browser scam in which a website can lock your browser session. The page typically will prompt you with a login prompt or Accept or OK button but no matter what click on the page remains active. A popular scam is the Tech Support Pop-Ups where the ad tells you that your computer... MoreThursday, February 4, 2021Downloaded File CheckDo you need to download and installs software from the internet? Someone sent you an attachment and you want to run it? Check it first to see if its safe to use!! The best way to check for viruses is using a virus scanner. Why use a single virus scanner when you can use... MoreThursday, February 4, 2021URL CheckHave you been sent a URL and you do not know if the site has malware, is used for phishing, or has a bad reputation? VirusTotal has a URL checker that can identify problem websites before you open them:... MoreThursday, February 4, 2021Use a Windows regular user accountIf your running Windows you need at least 2 accounts: Administrator account Regular User account. For everyday work use the Regular User account! You can do much more damage if you launch an exploit as administrator than as a regular user! Sometimes you don’t even know that you have launched an exploit!... More Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/scs/?p=8845
