Mission
Francis Tuttle ITS Security’s mission is to provide the most secure information technology services that support and advance the mission of the Francis Tuttle district, and to play a role in providing the best and secure experience to our customers for success in the workplace.
If you see or receive something suspicious, such as an email, thumb drive, or person, please feel free to reach out to ITS.Security@francistuttle.edu with any questions or concerns.
Protecting Accounts and Information
What are the risks?
Hackers can:
[ ] Find security question answers through social media.
[ ] Attempt to use any personal information that you post publicly.
[ ] Easily tie your email address to any online accounts that you have created with that email.
How to protect yourself
[ ] Avoid using simple responses to security questions.
[ ] Do not reuse passwords for multiple accounts.
[ ] Do not share passwords with friends or colleagues.
[ ] Enable two-factor authentication where possible.
[ ] Use a password manager to store sensitive information like passwords, security question answers, bank account information, or any other information you would want to protect.
Phishing: What is it and how do you protect yourself?
Phishing: Sending emails pretending to be a friend, colleague, or trusted company in order to convince you to provide personal information such as passwords or credit card numbers via email.
Tactics to prevent Phishing:
[ ] Pay attention to the Sender line.
[ ] Do not click on links from your credit card or bank. Navigate to the site directly to view any documents.
[ ] If you know the sender, start a new email thread with the email address you have in your contacts to verify.
[ ] Be wary of any requests that seem urgent.
[ ] Pay attention to the external email warning.
[ ] Use multifactor authentication.
Vishing: What is it and how do you protect yourself?
Vishing: Using phone calls to pretend to be a friend, colleague, or trusted company in order to convince you to provide personal information such as passwords or credit card numbers via the phone.
Tactics to prevent Vishing:
[ ] Do not give out personal information during any unexpected phone call.
[ ] If you receive a call from your bank or credit card, hang up and call back using the number on the back of your card.
[ ] Be wary of any requests that seem urgent.
[ ] Do not answer blocked or unknown numbers.