Income Tax Fraud: How to Protect Yourself

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Nationwide, many taxpayers have attempted to file their federal and state income tax returns, only to find out that criminals have already filed fraudulent returns and claimed refunds.  The Vermont Department of […]

Passphrases and multifactor authentication

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IT Colleagues, If you find yourself challenged to help those whose IT needs you support understand the importance of strong passwords, how to choose one, or why to use unique passwords, this month’s OUCH! […]

The time for Encryption and Workstation Management is Now

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IT Colleagues, Protecting the huge variety of information the University collects and manages is everyone’s responsibility.  For those of us with IT roles, people whose IT needs we support look to us to provide […]

Someone Stole My UVM Password; Now What?

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You’ve probably had your UVM Net-ID locked because someone stole your password and started doing horrible things using your account, like sending spam or launching Internet attacks.  Enterprise Technology Services […]

Student Employees, their Laptops, and UVM Information

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Where would UVM be without student employees?  University departments hire students  and other temporary employees for a wide variety of important jobs, and some of those jobs involve working with sensitive or […]

Is it ever okay to share my password?

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One’s UVM password must never be shared with anyone — not even with trusted family members, the boss, or information technology personnel.  Our passwords protect our personal information and assets, and because […]

What is encryption, and why should I care?

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Encryption protects the people whose information we collect and manage, while protecting UVM from significant liability. Encryption encodes information in a way that only someone knowing a secret key can read […]

Please don't make me change my password. It's the one I use everywhere.

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Passwords serve to protect our privacy, our financial well-being, our reputations and even our identities.  Often, a password is all that stands between us and catastrophe. Choosing a password: A good password […]

I have some sensitive data. Where should I keep it?

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UVM provides secure and reliable network storage for academic work, research, and business files. Saving confidential or sensitive information on desktop or laptop hard drives, or on tablets and phones, greatly […]

Let the tweeting begin

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This will be a wonderful way to tweet on behalf of UVM IT.  I can’t find the Twitter feed, though: Twitter says, “No people results for uvminfotech-test.”