Yesterday, I attended the Choice webinar, “A Librarian’s Guide to Cybercrime Mitigation” and it was one of the more rewarding webinars I have attended. It reminded me of why we do the things we do when it comes to security. I would encourage any and all Library staff to watch the recording, found here: https://www.choice360.org/webinars/a-librarians-guide-to-cybercrime-mitigation/ They provided several tools that can help you yourself protect your digital footprint. From checking how secure your password might be to seeing if a website is malicious or not. Here are a few of the tools mentioned: How secure is my password? https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/ Check…Read more A Librarian’s Guide to Cybercrime Mitigation – Review
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Using Lastpass for improved password security
It’s that time of year for me — VUIT is sending me an email every day saying it’s time to change my e-password. Thankfully, I have a great tool to help manage my passwords and make them more secure — and you can, too! Lastpass is a free and easy-to-use password management tool that runs right in your browser. It is encrypted and secure — Lastpass is not able to access your passwords. (Learn more about how it works.) The most secure passwords are unique, long, random-character strings that are not found in the dictionary. Most of us haven’t mastered…Read more Using Lastpass for improved password security