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“DUO” the Necessary Steps to Protect Yourself!

Enabling Multifactor Authentication This post is part of a series contributed by the ISO’s 2019-2020 student intern Emily Connolly, ’20. What is multifactor authentication? How do I use the DUO app? How do I lock down my passwords? If these questions keep you up at night, read on. If not, read on anyway; it’s important …

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Protecting Your NetID Password

You’ve probably heard by now that UVM has been subject to a computer system intrusion that has the potential to result in the malicious use of UVM NetIDs and passwords. Here’s the crux of the announcement: The University has no indication that personally identifiable information has been accessed or compromised. Nonetheless, the University is taking …

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