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Lock your Screen Leaving your desktop PC / notebook logged on and unattended exposed you to risk of unauthorized access. To mitigate this risk, make use of screen lock, which will be activated automatically once the desktop PC /notebook is left unattended for the duration you specified. Windows 10 Please follow

Ransomware

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Ransomware

Use Strong Passwords

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Use Strong Passwords Password is vital to protect your access to computer systems, online accounts and information assets. Weak password is susceptible to brute force password guessing attack by attacker or malicious software. It is important to choose a strong password and protect it carefully. This section includes dos and don’ts

Data Classification

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Classification Description Examples NUS Confidential Documents, information, or materials which are sensitive or critical, including Personal Data, proprietary information, for use within NUS by authorised personnel on a need-to-know basis. Release of such documents, information, or materials may result in financial loss, potential litigation and severe damage to the reputation

Encrypt Email

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Encrypt Email Protect your email and its attachment by encrypting it to mitigate the risk of data loss or leakage. This method of encryption applies for emails sent through Outlook client to NUS users. Outlook for Windows: Select New Email from Outlook menu. The Outlook message window will be displayed. Select Options from the Outlook message window.

Encrypt Office Document

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In late 2016, we have observed many hacking activities with the intent to exploit vulnerabilities of outdated Content Management System (CMS) and the plugins. CMS is a software used to manage the content of a website. Commonly used CMS includes WordPress, Joomla,…

Encrypt Windows folders/files (EFS)

September 11, 2019

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Encrypt Windows folders/files (EFS) It’s actually possible to use both BitLocker and EFS at once, as they’re different layers of encryption. This encryption is on a per-user basis. Encrypted files can only be accessed by the particular user account that encrypted them. The encryption is transparent. If the user account