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Improving security in email authentication

October 20, 2021

In light of the increased digital security attacks worldwide, WCM is fully transitioning to using Duo two-factor authentication when accessing Office 365 email, calendars, and contacts via Outlook, Apple Mail, and Outlook on the web (o365.weill.cornell.edu) on your laptop, desktop, or mobile device.

How does this affect you?

Lock before you walk

October 18, 2021

For all the sophisticated techniques hackers use to access sensitive data, there are some really simple steps you can take to protect yours: namely, keep your desk clean!

In the info security biz this is called a “clean desk policy” and it’s exactly what it sounds like:

Clean your desk. At the end of each day or if leave your workstation, remove all papers from view and lock up confidential information in a desk drawer or filing cabinet....

There's been a breach? Now what?

October 11, 2021

Data breaches happen. Just last week, the livestreaming video game site Twitch reported a massive data leak that included the platform’s source code, as well as payments made to thousands of streamers. Awkward.

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