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Summer: Info Security Tips for the Long Hot Days
By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Summer is definitely here, and for some this means summer break. Yet there is no break for those who wish to exploit your personal information for their personal gain. As people travel on vacation or stay at home relaxing, their maintaining good information security habits can save [...]
Continue reading...National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer and contributing writer October is National Cyber Security Awareness month (NCSAM), and throughout the month Information Technology Services will join with other University System of Georgia institutions to focus attention to topics of information security. The campaign, a program under the USG Academic Affairs’ Office of Information Security, is [...]
Continue reading...Email Etiquette – Proper usage and tips
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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By Damon Armour, contributing writer Email is a primary and an official communication tool at Augusta State University. Whether faculty and staff are communicating internally or globally with vendors and colleagues, email is a primary form of communication in our world today. Communicating with email requires proper habits and etiquette to be effective. The goal [...]
Continue reading...Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Limitations
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer There was a time when people could claim they didn’t know any better when they downloaded music, movies, etc., from the Internet for free. We had Napster, and it was a simple way to add our favorite songs to our collections. But even when this environment was new and [...]
Continue reading...Privacy Online – Is your information safe?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Concept contributor: Chip Matson In my March article, the issue of Facebook privacy was addressed in order to increase awareness of security features available for protecting personal information. Social networking (like Facebook) is only one of many areas of our online lives that we may use frequently. [...]
Continue reading...Watch your inbox – The dangers of e-cards, etc.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer In January, a series of fraudulent emails were received by ASU mail recipients in the guise of Hallmark e-cards. In actuality, these emails were sent from computers on campus that had been infected with malware—which is software designed for malicious purposes. The email originators were hoping recipients would [...]
Continue reading...Year in Review – IT Security Topics of 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer The year 2009 has finally arrived. What challenges lie ahead for the campus this year have yet to be determined. Understanding concepts, topics, and threats from last year is one way to prepare and prevent information security occurrences. Let’s begin by reviewing topics covered in 2008 in the IT [...]
Continue reading...Email Blacklisting – what it is and how to prevent it
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Damon Armour, contributing writer IT Security Officer There truly is a world of black and white when it comes to email. A blacklist is a list of addresses or domains, such as aug.edu, that is denied delivery by another user. In other words, if a site is blacklisted, its email will not be accepted at [...]
Continue reading...Data Retention – Should I save this on my desktop?
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Augusta State University recently underwent an information technology audit by the University System of Georgia. The scope of the audit was discussed in an article that appeared in the October ASU Report. One area focused on information handling, specifically the type of information we use and store on [...]
Continue reading...IT Audit ’08 – What will this mean?
Saturday, September 20, 2008
By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing author Augusta State was selected for an Information Technology Audit by the University System of Georgia, a process that is routinely performed at multiple institutions throughout the system every four years. The audit process is done to ensure that university, state, and University System standards are being followed, [...]
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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