IT SECURITY BEST PRACTICES

The following list is provided on the Information Systems website to inform faculty and staff of IT data security best practices.

Tusculum students

  • Regularly change your password. Do not share password with others and do not write it on a note near your computer.
  • Save important files to your H: drive.
  • Avoid uploading and saving important files to consumer sites, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. Use the university network for your file storage.
  • Be sure to lock your computer when you step away for a meeting, lunch or other activity. Log off at the end of the day
  • Be very careful when receiving email from supposed University department or officials, especially if the email asks for your password. Tusculum IS will never ask for your password in an email message.
  • Never click on or open attachments in suspicious emails. If you are unsure of an email’s legitimacy, please contact the IS Help Desk at 423-636-7346 or Ext. 5346