National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tip: Securing the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things refers to any object or device that sends and receives data automatically through the Internet. This rapidly expanding set of “things” includes tags (also known as labels or chips that automatically track objects), sensors, and devices that interact with people and share information machine to machine. Why Should We Care? Cars, […]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tip: Proper Disposal of Electronic Devices

Why is it important to dispose of electronic devices safely? In addition to effectively securing sensitive information on electronic devices, it is important to follow best practices for electronic device disposal. Computers, smartphones, and cameras allow you to keep a great deal of information at your fingertips, but when you dispose of, donate, or recycle […]

Fall Cybersecurity Awareness Training Live on KnowBe4

GHC’s Fall 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Training campaign is live! Please visit https://training.knowbe4.com, sign on with your GHC single sign-on credentials, and complete the following training courses: 2022 Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training Security Tips for Your Personal Devices This cybersecurity training is part of the University System of Georgia’s mandatory security awareness training program for all […]

System Security Updates – Friday, September 30th

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, September 30th. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

IT Policy Updates – World Wide Web

The following IT policies have been updated: IT World Wide Web Policy (IT.PO.370) – This policy ensures that employees of Georgia Highlands College (GHC) publish World Wide Web content within the constraints of law, University System of Georgia policies, and policies of the institution. Content published on institution web resources is property of GHC and […]

Maintenance Window For System Security Updates – Friday, Sept 2nd

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, September 2nd. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

Correction: Banner Updates – Friday, July 29th

The Division of Information Technology will proceed with installing security updates to all Banner Student Information System servers on Friday, July 29th. Although the Banner software itself will not be updated, this process will make the Banner Student Information System unavailable on Friday. Our previous post on ghcinform.highlands.edu has been updated with this correction.

System (Server) Security Updates – Friday, July 29th

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, July 29th. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]