Are Your Personal Devices, in Danger?
Checklist for Securing Your Personal Devices
✔ Passwords
- Create a different password for your Tufts account and don’t save in any web browser
- Change it immediately, if you think your Tufts password may have been compromised (https://tuftstools.tufts.edu)
- Use a Password Manager app (https://it.tufts.edu/sec-pass)
- Change it immediately, if you think your Tufts password may have been compromised (https://tuftstools.tufts.edu)
- Use a Password Manager app (https://it.tufts.edu/sec-pass)
✔ Two-factor Authentication (2FA)
- Enroll and Use Two-factor authentication (https://it.tufts.edu/2fa/)
✔ Screen Savers
- Activate automatic screen savers and set for 10-minutes or less
✔ Tufts Secure Wireless
- Only use the Tufts_Secure network for WiFi
✔ Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Use Tufts VPN for secure off campus access to Tufts services. https://it.tufts.edu/vpn/
✔ Anti-virus
- Install anti-virus software, and enable automatic scans https://it.tufts.edu/antivirus
✔ Auto-updates
- Set Operating System, web browsers and key applications to auto-update and restart your device daily
✔ Back-up
- Back-up your data in a location off of your device. You can use Tufts Box. (https://tufts.box.com)
Need Help! Call 617-627-3376 for the TTS Service Desk or email or stop by one of the Walk-in Service Desks (https://it.tufts.edu/walk-in)