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» Your personal info in the wrong hands
» Suffering from password fatigue?
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Vaccinate your pc

» Virtual classrooms become reality at Worcester campus

22 - 26 October was Cyber Security Awareness Week. Who would've thought ten years ago we'd have an entire week dedicated to the safety of cyberlife?

You lock up your important documentation and personal information in a safe or secure place, don't you? But do you do the same with the electronic information on your computer?

Nowadays your safety and data is considerably more at risk due to the everchanging and developing landscape of the technology. There are a few simple steps you can follow and apply to make sure your personal information and data is safe from harm.

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YOUR PERSONAL INFO IN THE WRONG HANDS

If admin and filing is just as frustrating to you as it is to me, you receive all your statements and accounts by e-mail rather than by snail mail.

Have you considered how much personal information you have stored in your mailbox and what a cyber criminal can use it for?

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SUFFERING FROM PASSWORD FATIGUE?

According to a study conducted in America in August of this year nearly 3 in 5 adults have 5 or more unique online passwords to remember. It's no wonder we struggle to remember them all.

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VACCINATE YOUR PC TODAY

Every year you have to go to your doctor to get an anti-flu injection. You have to get one every year because the influenza virus mutates and adapts every year into a new strain. Computer viruses are exactly the same!

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VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS BECOME A REALITY AT WORCESTER CAMPUS

Although use of visualised desktops has been in use at the Main Campus CUAs for several years, with considerable success, smaller campuses like Tygerberg and the Business School, have been unable to adopt the technology because of the prohibitive costs of the infrastructure that is required in the background.

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