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				<h3 id="post-15513"><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2021/10/why-is-cyber-security-important/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Why is cyber security important?">Why is cyber security important?</a></h3>
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					<p>Cyber security is the skill and ability of protecting networks, devices, and data from unlawful access or criminal use and the practice of guaranteeing confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.</p>
<p>Communication, transportation, shopping, and medicine are just some of the things that rely on computers systems and the Internet now. Much of your personal information is stored either on your computer, smartphone, tablet or possibly on someone else’s system. Knowing how to protect the information that you have stored is of high importance not just for an individual but for an organisation and those in it.</p>
<p>Did you know that:</p>
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<li>As of 2021, there is a ransomware attack every 11 seconds, up from 39 seconds in 20191,2</li>
<li>43% of cyber-attacks target of small businesses, and they have grown 400 percent since the outbreak began</li>
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<p>More tips and resources can be found <a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/why.pdf">here</a>. </p>
<p><img src="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/files/2021/10/ransomware-2318381_960_720-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" align="right" />The US government&#8217;s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made a collection of tip sheets available for use. These downloadable PDF documents contain all the information you need to protect yourself from cyber security risks in a convenient, compact format. </p>
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<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/cybersecurity_starts_with_you.pdf">Cyber security starts with you</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/creating_passwords.pdf">Creating strong passwords</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/cybersecure_at_work.pdf">Cyber security at the office</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/identity_theft_and_internet_scams.pdf">Identity theft and internet scams</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/mfa.pdf">MFA (Multi-factor authentication)</a> <br />
Also read more on MFA for Stellenbosch University staff and students <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2020/05/what-is-mfa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on our blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/online_privacy.pdf">Online privacy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/phishing.pdf">Phishing and spoofing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/protecting_digital_home.pdf">Protecting your digital home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/social_media.pdf">Cyber safety on social media</a></li>
<li><a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/travel.pdf">Cyber security while travelling</a></li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">More tips and resources can be found <a href="http://admin.sun.ac.za/infoteg/dokumente/cybersecurity/why.pdf">here</a>. </p>
<p style="text-align: right;">[SOURCE:  <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/publication/cybersecurity-awareness-month-publications">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, United States Government</a>) </p>
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				<h3 id="post-13315"><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2021/10/cyber-security-awareness-month-creating-strong-passwords/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Creating strong passwords">Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Creating strong passwords</a></h3>
				<small>Tuesday, October 5th, 2021</small>

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					<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2018/10/cyber-aware-month-common-passwords/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/files/2021/02/k-v-i-poyd-027_2-300x180.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="180" align="right" />Before</a> we pointed out that most people underestimate the importance of having a secure password, and still make the mistake of using simple words and numbers as a password.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Keep in mind that your email and social network accounts contain very personal information about you. You must have a strong password to keep your personal life personal, and not become a victim of identity theft. </p>
<ul>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Using email or your profile on Facebook, Whatsapp or Google, hackers can and do, extract a huge amount of personal data of your personal &#8220;online&#8221; life.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">If you use the same password for multiple online accounts, you run the risk, if this password is hacked, of all your online accounts being compromised.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Using a personal name for an online account, the name of the city that you live in, the names of your children or your date of birth, give hackers vital clues for attempting to access your personal data.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">For an average expert hacker, it is always easy to find passwords that are made up of words from the English vocabulary or other languages, using a basic technique called &#8220;brute force&#8221; or &#8220;dictionary&#8221; attacks.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What makes a password safe?</h4>
<ol>
<li>A password at least 8 characters long.</li>
<li>The password does not contain information that is easy to find online, such as the date of birth, the telephone number, your spouse’s name, the name of a pet, or a child’s name.</li>
<li>The password does not contain words found in the dictionary.</li>
<li>The password contains special characters like @ # $% ^ &amp;, and numbers.</li>
<li>The password uses a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters.</li>
</ol>
<h4>A trick that the experts use to create secure passwords:</h4>
<p>Think of a phrase and use the first letters of the words in the phrase.</p>
<ul>
<li>For example: <em>&#8220;In South Africa, a barbecue is called a Braai!&#8221;</em></li>
<li>Take the first letters of each word and the password that is created is <em><strong>ISAabicaB!</strong></em></li>
<li>This will be very difficult to guess, but easy to remember.</li>
<li>At this point, you can decide to make your the Google password is <em><strong>ISAabicaB!-G</strong></em>,  and Facebook <em><strong>ISAabicaB!-F</strong></em> and your university account  <em><strong>ISAabicaB!-U</strong></em>S and so on.</li>
<li>There is already a capital letter and a special character <em><strong>(!)</strong></em>, so you just need to add a number to finish off a good password like <em><strong>9-ISAabicaB!-US</strong></em> <em>(9 could be the month you created the password in &#8211; for example)</em></li>
</ul>
<p>You will have already made your password a lot more difficult to hack, and it can be a lot of fun to create. </p>
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				<h3 id="post-11421"><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2021/10/how-to-recognise-a-phishing-e-mail/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How to recognise a phishing e-mail">How to recognise a phishing e-mail</a></h3>
				<small>Tuesday, October 5th, 2021</small>

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					<p>We can&#8217;t warn you against every <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing">phishing</a> e-mail– there&#8217;s a new variation every day. You are the only person who can protect yourself from phishing scams and identity theft. The only way to do this is to learn to recognise a harmful e-mail by paying attention and keeping an eye out for a few tell-tale signs.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/files/2016/10/phishme_how_to_spot_a_phish.png" rel="attachment wp-att-11427"><img loading="lazy" src="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/files/2016/10/phishme_how_to_spot_a_phish-343x500.png" alt="phishme_how_to_spot_a_phish" width="343" height="500" align="right" /></a>Typical characteristics</strong></span></p>
<p>1. <strong>Well-known companies used as bait<br />
</strong>These e-mails are sent out to thousands of different e-mail addresses and often the person sending them has no idea who you are. If you have no affiliation with the company the e-mail address is supposedly coming from, it&#8217;s fake. <em>For example, if the e-mail is sent by ABSA, but you are a Standard Bank client. </em>Also, see a list of types of companies generally used in phishing e-mails below.</p>
<p>2. <strong>Spelling and grammar<br />
</strong>Improper spelling and grammar is a dead giveaway. Look for obvious errors. </p>
<p>3.<strong> Lack of client information<br />
</strong>Phishers use a generic greeting. <em>For example, the e-mail greets you as &#8220;ABSA customer&#8221; or &#8220;Dear user&#8221;, etc</em>. If the company was sending you information regarding your faulty account, they would mention your account details or name in the e-mail.  A company would go through the trouble to address a client by name and won&#8217;t ask you for your information. Banks have your information on their system.</p>
<p>4.<strong> Deadlines/Sense of urgency<br />
</strong>Phishing e-mails demand an immediate response or stipulate a specific deadline, creating a sense of urgency and prompting you to respond before you&#8217;ve looked at the e-mail properly. <em>For example,  demanding that you log in and change your account information within 24 hours or your account will be closed.</em></p>
<p>5. <strong>Malicious links<br />
</strong>Although many phishing e-mails are getting better at hiding the true URL you are visiting, often these e-mails will show a URL that is unrelated to the company. Move your mouse over the link and look at the display address. Is this the website address of the company who seems to be sending the e-mail? If not, it&#8217;s clearly a phishing e-mail.</p>
<p>6. <strong>Attachments<br />
</strong>Phishing e-mails occasionally include an attachment which contains malware. When opened, it will run and install a small programme on your PC, which hackers use to gain access to your PC and information. </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Typical phishing topics</strong></span></p>
<p>• Account issues, such as accounts or passwords expiring, accounts being hacked, out-of-date accounts, or account information has to be changed.<br />
• Credit cards expiring or being stolen, a duplicate credit card, credit card transactions, etc. <br />
• Confirming orders, requesting that you log in to confirm recent orders or transactions before a delivery can be made.<br />
• Winning a prize or getting something for free. Both Woolworths and Pick &#8216;n Pay&#8217;s have been used in fake campaigns to lure people into providing personal details.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Company names phishers generally use</strong></span></p>
<p>• Any major bank. <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/?s=phishing+ABSA">ABSA </a>and Standard Bank are both popular choices in South Africa.<br />
• Insurance companies, for example, <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2016/05/phishing-scam-disguised-as-an-outsurance-r400-premium-claim/">Outsurance</a>.<br />
• Internet service providers<br />
•<a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2014/11/phishing-scam-warning-your-apple-profile-suspension/"> Apple</a> or Microsoft claiming your account has been suspended.<br />
• E-mail providers, e.g. <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2016/04/gmail-account-phishing/">Gmail</a> or Yahoo<br />
• SARS. Especially at this time of year. <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/?s=sars">(We&#8217;ve had a few of these.)<br />
</a>• <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2015/05/phishing-scam-disguised-as-dhl-shipping-document/">DHL</a> or any delivery company claiming they have a package for you.<br />
• Your company&#8217;s medical aid, for example, <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2016/04/discovery-phishing-scam/">Discovery</a><br />
• Your company&#8217;s <a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2016/08/phishing-scam-disguised-as-a-mail-about-a-web-mail-update/">IT department</a><br />
• Casinos and lotteries<br />
• Online dating websites<br />
• Popular websites such as Amazon, Facebook, MySpace, PayPal, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Hotmail, YouTube, etc.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>A few tips to keep you safe</strong></span></p>
<p>• <strong>Never follow links in an e-mail you&#8217;re uncertain of.</strong> Rather visit the page by typing the address of the company in your browser. <em>For example,  instead of clicking on the &#8220;ABSA URL&#8221; in the e-mail, type http://www.absa.co.za in your web browser and log in </em>at<em> their official website.</em><br />
• <strong>Never send personal information by e-mail.</strong> If a company is asking for your personal account information or claiming your account is invalid, visit the website and log in to the account as you normally would. If everything seems in order and there aren&#8217;t any urgent notifications from your bank, you should be fine.<br />
• If you are still not sure about the status of your account or are concerned about your personal information, <strong>contact the company directly</strong>, either through an e-mail address provided on their website, over the phone or visit your local branch.<br />
• <strong>Delete the e-mail</strong> and don’t click on links or fill in any information. <br />
• If you’ve already divulged your information, immediately <strong>change your password or PIN</strong> and contact the institution to inform them of the breach. <br />
• To <strong>report spam or phishing e-mails</strong> send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:sysadm@sun.ac.za">sysadm@sun.ac.za</a> with the subject SPAM with the suspect e-mail attached. IT system administrators will then be able to block the e-mail to protect other users.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">[SOURCE: <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/">www.computerhope.com</a>]</p>
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				<h3 id="post-12585"><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2021/10/reporting-spam-malware-and-phishing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How do I report phishing?">How do I report phishing?</a></h3>
				<small>Tuesday, October 5th, 2021</small>

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					<p>You&#8217;ve received a suspicious email, what should you do with it? Firstly, don&#8217;t click on any links. But just as important, send it to us so we can prevent more staff and students falling prey to the scam. We encourage our customers to submit potential phishing examples for review. Using these submissions, the Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) can learn from the analysis of these messages. This collectively helps to improve the level of virus and spam detection.</p>
<p><strong>What is phishing?</strong></p>
<p>Phishing attacks are designed to steal a person’s login and password details so that the cyber criminal can assume control of the victim’s social network, email, and online bank accounts. Seventy percent of internet users choose the same password for almost every web service they use. This is why phishing is so effective, as the criminal, by using the same login details, can access multiple private accounts and manipulate them for their own good. </p>
<p><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2016/10/how-to-recognise-a-phishing-e-mail/">More on how to recognise a phishing email. </a></p>
<h3><strong>Report phishing</strong></h3>
<p><strong>On the ICT Partner Portal:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Go to <a href="https://servicedesk.sun.ac.za/jira/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/create/115">https://servicedesk.sun.ac.za/jira/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/create/115</a></li>
<li>Fill in your information and add the email as an attachment. Your request will automatically be logged on the system.​</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>*Spam or phishing examples must be sent in either.EML or .MSG format as an attachment and must not be forwarded. This ensures the original email can be analysed with its full Internet message headers intact. </strong>Alternatively, use the mail application to save the email (usually located under File | Save As) as an .EML or .MSG format to a folder location, and attach the saved file to a new email.</p>
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				<h3 id="post-11980"><a href="https://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2021/10/get-the-word-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Step Up to Stronger Passwords">Step Up to Stronger Passwords</a></h3>
				<small>Tuesday, October 5th, 2021</small>

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					<h4>Weak and reused passwords continue to be a common entry point for account or identity takeover and network intrusions. Simple steps and tools exist to help you achieve unique, strong passwords for your accounts.</h4>
<p> A password is often all that stands between you and sensitive data. It’s also often all that stands between a cyber criminal and your account. Below are tips to help you create stronger passwords, manage them more easily, and take one further step to protect against account theft.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Always:</strong> Use a unique password for each account so <em>one</em> compromised password does not put <em>all</em> of your accounts at risk of takeover.</li>
<li><strong>Good:</strong> A good password is 10 or more characters in length, with a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, plus numbers and/or symbols — such as <em>pAMPh$3let</em>. Complex passwords can be challenging to remember for even one site, let alone using multiple passwords for multiple sites; strong passwords are also difficult to type on a smartphone keyboard (for an easy password management option, see “best” below).</li>
<li><strong>Better:</strong> A passphrase uses a combination of words to achieve a length of 20 or more characters. That additional length makes it&#8217;s exponentially harder for hackers to crack, yet a passphrase is easier for you to remember and more natural to type. To create a passphrase, generate four or more random words from a dictionary, mix in uppercase letters, and add a number or symbol to make it even stronger — such as rubbishconsiderGREENSwim$3. You’ll still find it challenging to remember multiple passphrases, though, so read on.</li>
<li><strong>Best:</strong> The strongest passwords are created by password managers — software that generates and keeps track of complex and unique passwords for all of your accounts. All you need to remember is one complex password or passphrase to access your password manager. With a password manager, you can look up passwords when you need them, copy and paste from the vault, or use functionality within the software to log you in automatically. Best practice is to add two-step verification to your password manager account. Keep reading!</li>
<li><strong>Step it up!</strong> When you use two-step verification (a.k.a., two-factor authentication or login approval), a stolen password doesn’t result in a stolen account. Anytime your account is logged into from a new device, you receive an authorization check on your smartphone or another registered device. Without that second piece, a password thief can’t get into your account. It’s the single best way to protect your account from cyber criminals.</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li>Check out <a href="http://twofactorauth.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://twofactorauth.org</a> to see a list of services that offer two-step verification.</li>
<li>Learn more about <a href="http://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/protect-your-personal-information/passwords-and-securing-your-accounts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">passwords and securing your accounts</a> from the National Cyber Security Alliance.</li>
<li>Consider whether a <a href="http://library.educause.edu/resources/2015/7/password-managers">password manager</a> is the right choice for you.</li>
<li>Explore <a href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/05/05/dont-do-it-5-ways-to-upgrade-your-passwords-this-passwordday/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Five Ways to Upgrade your Password this Password Day</a>, which is observed in May each year.</li>
<li>Find more videos and a quiz at <a href="http://passwordday.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://passwordday.org</a>.</li>
</ul>
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