Stay cyber secure during the holidays

The holiday season is a prime time for hackers, scammers and online thieves. While millions of Americans will be online looking for the best gifts and Cyber Monday deals, hackers will be looking to take advantage of unsuspecting shoppers by searching for weaknesses in their devices or internet connections or attempting to extract personal and financial information through fake websites or charities.

Watch a video from InfoSec for tips to stay cyber secure during the holiday season.

Happy holidays!

11.08.22

Mandatory trainings in November

Sexual harassment prevention training

In accordance with Board Policy 1.7 and the Illinois Human Rights Act, all employees, including adjunct instructors, student workers and other contractual, part-time and/or temporary employees, are required to complete sexual harassment prevention training on an annual basis. Training is administered online to provide a flexible format in which employees can complete the training and still accommodate their busy schedules. All employees were sent an email on Nov. 1 to their LLCC account from the college’s training provider, SafeColleges, with your unique link to complete the course. You must have an active LLCC account to login into SafeColleges. If you have not activated your LLCC account, please contact the helpdesk at 217-786-2555 or helpme@llcc.edu for assistance. It takes approximately 40 minutes to complete the course. Completion of the course must be done within 30 days of receipt of the training email.

Cybersecurity awareness training

In addition, the first module of LLCC’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2022-2023 year began Nov. 1. An email was sent from Infosec IQ Notifications <notifications@securityiq-notifications.com> with the subject “Start your security awareness training.” The training entails a series of four short training courses and simulated phishing emails. The courses focus on data destruction, cloud security, business email compromise and clean desk policy. All employees are required to complete this training by Nov. 30. Failing to comply may result in loss of LLCC network access privileges and disciplinary action per board policy “8.6 – Employee Discipline.”

11.07.22

Multi-factor authentication to be activated for students Nov. 8

In order to protect student accounts, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be activated for all current students starting Tuesday, Nov. 8.

What is MFA and what can I expect when it is enabled for my account?
https://it.llcc.edu/support/solutions/articles/19000070418

Please contact the IT Help Desk at helpme@llcc.edu or 217-786-2555 for more information or if you need assistance.

10.28.22

Mandatory cybersecurity awareness training module 1 begins Nov. 1

The first module of LLCC’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2022-2023 training year with Infosec IQ begins Tuesday, Nov. 1. The training will run through Nov. 30. This will entail a series of four short training courses and simulated phishing emails. The courses focus on data destruction, cloud security, business email compromise and clean desk policy. The purpose of putting this training into place is to raise awareness to the threats in our environment and to avoid costly data breaches.

All employees are required to complete this training by Nov. 30. Failing to comply may result in loss of LLCC network access privileges and disciplinary action per board policy “8.6 – Employee Discipline.”

Employees will be sent an email notifying them of enrollment in the course. The provided link will take the learner directly to their dashboard to complete the module.

The enrollment email will be coming from Infosec IQ Notifications <notifications@securityiq-notifications.com> with the subject “Start your security awareness training.” Here is an example of what the email will look like:

10.26.22

Moving from Zoom to Microsoft Teams

On Dec. 16, Microsoft Teams will be our institutionally supported videoconferencing application. Current Zoom EDU licenses will not be renewed. For more information, please visit our knowledge base site which includes FAQs at https://it.llcc.edu/support/solutions/folders/19000090804.

Additionally, a Making the Switch from Zoom to Teams session will be offered next week during Professional Development Day in Menard Hall, Room 2209 at 3:30 p.m.

10.24.22

Cybersecurity: Level up! Enabling multi-factor authentication

Level 4: Always enable multi-factor authentication.

Welcome to Level 4. No matter what you call it, multi-factor authentication, or MFA, is a security measure that requires anyone logging into an account to navigate a two-step process to prove their identity. By adding one more simple step when logging into an account, multi-factor authentication greatly increases the security of your account.

How it works: When logging into your account, you first provide your password or passphrase. Next, you will provide an extra way of proving that you’re you; this is typically done through:

An extra PIN (personal identification number)
An extra security question like, “What’s your favorite pet’s name?”
An additional code, either emailed or texted
A biometric identifier like facial recognition or a fingerprint
A unique number generated by an “Authenticator App”
A secure token is a separate piece of hardware (like a key fob that holds information) that verifies a person’s identity with a database or system

Look for this week’s Level UP poster on bulletin boards around campus for additional information.

Thank you for keeping LLCC off the cybercriminal’s leader board.

10.17.22

Cybersecurity: Level up! Updating software

Level 3: Update Often

Welcome to Level 3. One of the easiest ways to keep your information secure is by making sure your software and apps are up-to-date. These updates fix general software problems and provide new security patches where criminals might get in.

Please Note: When downloading a software update, only get it from the company that created it. Hacked, pirated or unlicensed software versions often contain malware and cause more problems than they solve.

It is advised to turn on automatic updates. When there’s an update available, it will give you a reminder so that you can easily start the process.

Look for this week’s Level UP poster on bulletin boards around campus for additional information.

Thank you for keeping LLCC off the cybercriminal’s leader board.

10.10.22

Cybersecurity: Level up! Using strong passwords and a password manager

Level 2: Passwords – Long, Unique and Complex

Welcome to Level 2. Don’t reuse the same password across websites. If one of those sites gets compromised, hackers will try that password on other sites as well. No matter the account, all passwords should be created with these three words in mind:

Long – At least 12 characters
Unique – Never reuse passwords. Each account needs its own unique password.
Complex – Use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters. Some websites will even let you include spaces.

If you haven’t already, install a password manager — never write passwords down. Password managers not only let you manage all your online accounts’ unique passwords, but they have some other advantages:

Saves you time
Works across all your devices and operating systems
Protects your identity
Notifies you of potential phishing websites

Look for this week’s Level UP poster on bulletin boards around campus for additional information.

Thank you for keeping LLCC off the cybercriminal’s leader board.

10.03.22

Cybersecurity: Level up! Recognizing and reporting phishing

Level 1: See it, so you don’t click it.

Welcome to Level 1. This year, cybercriminals have sent over 3.3 billion phishing messages and caused over 4,000 data breaches, exposing over 22 billion personal records. Some of these probably impacted you personally. Our mission is to provide you with some quick tips on how to spot a phishing email. They contain:

An offer that’s too good to be true
Language that’s urgent, alarming or threatening
Poorly-crafted writing with misspellings and bad grammar
Greetings that are ambiguous or very generic
Requests to send personal information
Urgency to click on unfamiliar hyperlinks or attachment
Strange or abrupt business requests
A sending email address that doesn’t match the company it’s coming from

If you suspect an email is phishing, it’s best to report it. For more information and instructions on how to report a potential phishing email or if you believe you have experienced a cybersecurity breach read more here:

Cybersecurity : Lincoln Land Community College (llcc.edu)

Look for this week’s Level UP poster on bulletin boards around campus for additional information.

Thank you for keeping LLCC off the cybercriminal’s leader board.

09.30.22

Reminder: Complete mandatory cybersecurity awareness training by today

As a reminder, the fourth quarter module of the cybersecurity awareness training program with Infosec IQ runs through today, Sept. 30. It entails a series of three short training courses followed by an assessment for each. The courses focus on ransomware, physical security and data privacy. The purpose of this training is to raise awareness of the threats in our environment and to avoid costly data breaches.

All employees are required to complete this training by Sept. 30. Failing to comply may result in loss of LLCC network access privileges and disciplinary action per board policy “8.6 – Employee Discipline.”

Employees will be sent an email notifying them of enrollment in the course. The provided link will take the learner directly to their dashboard to complete the module.

The enrollment email will be coming from Infosec IQ Notifications <notifications@securityiq-notifications.com> with the subject “Start your security awareness training” Here is an example of what the email will look like:

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