A collection of our cybersecurity resources for working from home during Covid-19:<\/p>\n
Report a phishing email\u00a0<\/strong>If you believe you have received a phishing message,\u00a0\u00a0forward it to\u00a0<\/span>abuse@bu.edu<\/a>\u00a0along with the\u00a0<\/span>message headers<\/a>\u00a0and then delete it! <\/span>If in doubt, call the IT Help Center (Charles River Campus (617) 353-4357, Medical Campus (617) 638-5914)<\/span><\/p>\n Visit our Covid-19 Related Cyber Scams<\/a>\u00a0page for the the types of scams circulating<\/p>\n For information on identifying a phishing scam and staying cyber-vigilant during this time read up on “How to Fight Phish<\/a>” and don’t get hooked!<\/p>\n Zoom Security\u00a0<\/strong>As Zoom users have skyrocketed, Zoom has responded by enhancing security.\u00a0Securing Your Meetings<\/a>\u00a0is a set of guidelines for staying informed on Zoom security and how to protect your meetings.<\/p>\n We have created a Zoom\u00a0FAQ<\/a> page to address the major security issues<\/p>\n Crowdstrike <\/strong>Replacing McAfee, our new end point protection tool\u00a0Crowdstrike<\/a>\u00a0is currently in the process of being deployed on all<\/em> Boston University managed devices. We are offering a limited number of \u201chome versions” of Crowdstrike for personal devices available to faculty, staff and students. Download it for\u00a0free<\/a> now!<\/p>\n Two Factor Authentication for Office365\u00a0<\/strong>Currently, BU employs Duo two-factor authentication (2FA) for BUWorks, the Student Link and as an opt-in service for Office365 for faculty & staff .\u00a0We strongly suggest opting-in to Duo for Office365 and adding a second layer to protect your account. Visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/duo\/office365\/\u00a0<\/a> to enroll NOW!<\/p>\n Minimum Security Standards <\/strong>If you\u2019re dealing with confidential, sensitive and\/or restricted use data at home you can visit our Minimum Security Standards Policy<\/a> for a point of reference on how can safely handle and store these categories of data on your mobile devices<\/p>\n