Security Awareness

• What IT security actions can I take myself?

  Security is a shared responsibility—to help protect yourself and Wayne State you should follow all IT policies, including keeping your password secure. Never share your password with anyone including the Help Desk, use approved hardware and sof...

• How do I report a security incident?

  Timely reporting of any suspected IT security incidents keeps the university secure. Please see below on how to best contact the Information Security Office when reporting a security incident.Reporting a data breachIn the event of a system breach or ...

• How do I report phishing messages or suspicious emails?

  Wayne Connect has a powerful filter that prevents many malicious emails from reaching your inbox. Some messages do get past these filters, so if you receive a phishing email, follow the steps below:Report a message using Outlook in your web browser1....

• Where can I find guidelines for creating a secure password?

  A secure password may be the only line of defense your computer possesses. If you have a weak password, a hacker may easily crack it and gain access to all the information that resides on your computer. This is just one of the reasons Wayne State Uni...

• What services does the Information Security Office offer?

  Incident response The Information Security Office is responsible for managing any reported IT security incident, whether it is a policy violation, large data breach, or a suspected phishing email. Please see this page on how to report an incident to ...

• What is a data breach?

  A data breach occurs when sensitive, protected, or confidential information has potentially been viewed, stolen, or used by an unauthorized individual. Data breaches may involve personal health information, personally identifiable information, or int...

• How can I secure my Wayne State account and personal information from a data breach?

  If you have reason to believe that your Wayne State account or related personal information has been compromised, immediately change your password and call the C&IT Help Desk at 313-577-4357 so we can secure your account and escalate the situatio...

• How do I create or change a password for the user account on my computer?

  Windows Users of any University-owned machines are required to change their passwords on a regular basis. You are responsible for the security of your computer. (For personal computers, learn how to change your password manually at support.windows.co...

• Where can I find information about legislation regarding IT security and data privacy?

  The following is a non-exhaustive list of official government or national association websites (as of December 2014) that deal with federal and state legislation regarding IT security and data privacy.Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)...

• What is Security Access Management?

  Security Access Management administers connection to Enterprise Applications such as Banner, Xtender/Imaging, Cognos, ODS, Workflow and STARS.A Wayne State University AccessID is required to access Enterprise Applications.Visit the Enterprise Applica...

• What do I need to know about legal and illegal downloads?

  Don't share content illegally The United States Copyright law (1967), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998) and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (2009) state that distributing copyrighted material to which you do not own the copyrigh...

• What is Wayne State's Information Security Office?

  Wayne State University Information Security Office The Information Security Office (ISO) is a part of the division of Computing & Information Technology at Wayne State University. This team is responsible for network and application security acro...

• As a department, what do I have to be concerned about when somebody leaves or transfers out?

  When human resources paperwork is processed, and an employee is terminatedfrom Wayne State University, there is an automatic process to remove theBanner, Application Xtender, Cognos, WayneBuy, and any direct Oracle accessthat exists to Banner and Ope...

• Where can I get up-to-date, trustworthy security information?

  Cyber security Check out these resources to learn more about cyber security and get the latest news to protect yourself: Security news on tech.wayne.edu IT security Check out these resources to get the latest IT security information. SANS Newsletters...

• What should I know about the C&IT Security Awareness Program?

  C&IT is working with SANS to increase Wayne State University employee IT security awareness and knowledge, and to help maintain the privacy and security of university and personal data.