{"id":19319,"date":"2020-06-08T14:22:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=19319"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:57","slug":"secure-your-devices-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/08\/secure-your-devices-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Secure your devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" class=\"wp-image-19324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png 422w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM-191x200.png 191w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM-134x140.png 134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><figcaption>(<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/Peter-Lomas-5966639\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2537786\">Peter Lomas<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2537786\">Pixabay<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are working from home, you may be using some of your personal devices to take care of U-M business. Make sure they are appropriately secured to protect yourself and U-M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you access or maintain sensitive university data with your devices, you are responsible for securing them. See: <a href=\"https:\/\/spg.umich.edu\/policy\/601.33\">Security of Personally Owned Devices That Access or Maintain Sensitive Institutional Data (SPG 601.33)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start with the Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keep the operating system up to date.<\/li><li>Keep your apps updated.<\/li><li>Use anitvirus software on devices that can run it.<\/li><li>Remove unused apps, especially from mobile devices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/secure-your-devices\">Secure Your Devices<\/a> for links to info specific to different devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turn on Encryption<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encryption protects against unauthorized access to data if your device is lost or stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>iPhones and iPads have encryption turned on automatically if you require a passcode or biometric for access.<\/li><li>Most Android phones have encryption turned on; you can check in <strong>Settings<\/strong> &#8211;&gt; <strong>Security<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Encrypt your personal Mac by turning on FileVault.<\/li><li>Encrypt your personal Windows computer by turning on BitLocker.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encryption is required for working with some data or systems at U-M. See details on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/encrypt-your-data\">Encrypt Your Data and Devices<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MiWorkspace laptops and Health Information Technology &amp; Services (HITS) managed devices from Michigan Medicine are encrypted for you. If you have a university-managed device that is not encrypted, contact your IT support staff for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need to store data on a thumb drive, or other portable drive, you can purchase encrypted thumb drives from the <a href=\"https:\/\/computershowcase.umich.edu\/\">U-M Computer Showcase<\/a> and have them sent directly to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are working from home, you may be using some of your personal devices to take care of U-M business. Make sure they are appropriately secured to protect yourself and U-M. If you access or maintain sensitive university data with your devices, you are responsible for securing them. See: Security of Personally Owned Devices That Access or\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/08\/secure-your-devices-2\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":19324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-19319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","tag-security"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png",422,441,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM-134x140.png",134,140,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM-191x200.png",191,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png",422,441,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png",422,441,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png",422,441,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png",422,441,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM-422x300.png",422,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png",422,441,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-8.48.18-AM.png",239,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Matt Ranville, ITS Privacy Office","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mrr\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"If you are working from home, you may be using some of your personal devices to take care of U-M business. Make sure they are appropriately secured to protect yourself and U-M. If you access or maintain sensitive university data with your devices, you are responsible for securing them. 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