Emerging technology

The second topic for Cyber Security month is Emerging technologies. Technology is developing fast and it is very important to make sure that you keep yourself and your new tech gadgets up to date and devices secure. It is crucial to question the security and privacy settings for any new purchases. The 5 top-selling emerging […]

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10 steps to Cyber success

Information Services have created a 10 step guide to be a cyber success. This is part of our bigger Stirling Cybersecurity   Be aware it could happen to you. You have info that scammers want, whether it’s your bank or University password  Set a strong password. One that only you know and that you use only for […]

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Cyber Hygiene checklist

There are some simple things you can do to up your cyber hygiene. Password changes – The University has recently changed the complexity requirements for your University password. There is now a minimum requirement of 12 Characters. Each password will have to have at least one of the following:1. Upper case letter2. Lower case letter3. […]

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Common cyber hygiene problems

Today for European Cybersecurity month we are covering cyber hygiene. Below are some common problems that you can avoid if you maintain good cyber hygiene. Loss of data: hard drives and online cloud storage that isn’t backed up or maintained is vulnerable to hacking, corruption and other problems that could result in the loss of […]

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#StirCyberSec

At Stirling, we take cybersecurity seriously.  Over the last year we have run 3 targeted campaigns:  Safer internet day – with blog posts and social media running over 2 weeks.  We collaborated with Police Scotland for some Live webcasts where a police officer answered internet security questions that may relate to the student population and […]

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European Cybersecurity month 2019

The 2019 campaign focuses on different themes addressing the need for behavioural change and identifying opportunities to help you to recognise the risks of new technologies.  Cyber hygiene is a reference to the practices and steps that use of computers and other devices take to maintain system health and improve online security.  Much like physical […]

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