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Information Security Digest VOL. 6 - October 2020

October 22, 2020

Dear Members of the Harvard Community,

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). Cyber security is always important, but NCSAM is a great reminder to make sure you’re doing all you can to protect yourself, your family, and your devices from cyber attacks and threats.  

To help you keep security top of mind this NCSAM, we've highlighted some important security tips below. You can ...

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Information Security Digest VOL. 5 - August 2020

August 1, 2020

Dear Members of the Harvard Community,

Welcome to the August issue of the Information Security Digest. Most of us are still working remotely, so this newsletter features more important tips to keep you and your data secure at home. If you have questions about anything security-related, be sure to join us next Tuesday, August 11, for an 'Ask Me Anything' event - sign up below.

Wishing you a safe, secure, and relaxing summer!

Christian Hamer

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Information Security Digest VOL. 4, April 2020

Information Security Digest VOL. 4, April 2020

April 23, 2020

Dear Members of the Harvard Community,

It is impressive how quickly the community has adapted to remote working, teaching, learning, and research, especially amid such difficult circumstances. For many people, this is your first time working from home, which means navigating new ways of working, unfamiliar tools, and unique information security challenges.

This newsletter provides tips for working securely while remote, including how to avoid Coronavirus-specific scams. You can find more tips in the...

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Information Security Digest VOL. 3, January 2020

January 28, 2020


Dear Members of the Harvard Community,

I'd like to start this issue of the Information Security Digest by thanking everyone who enabled two-step verification for Office 365. More than 55,000 of you activated this enhanced login feature, greatly reducing the number of compromised email accounts, and helping to keep Harvard's information--and yours--private and secure.

We're starting the new year with new information security resolutions in the tips below, and I hope you'll join us for coffee or tea at one of our upcoming events where you can learn more about...

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