As you upgrade your personal devices to the newest options, do you recycle the old equipment? Being green shouldn’t make you blue. Take steps now to remove anxiety later that forgotten sensitive files on your last laptop could become a source of embarrassment or identity theft. Trying to securely delete data at the time you […]

  Information Security and Network Services has completed the installation and configuration of a set of email filters to help protect Georgia Highlands College employees from phishing messages and scams. Messages sent from a non-GHC email address with dubious subjects (such as “Re-validate your account” or “Your inbox is over quota”) or containing embedded links […]

Due to enhanced security measures in most countries, travelers with tech should be prepared for possible disruptions or additional wait times during the screening process. Here are some steps you can take to help secure your devices and your privacy. Good to know: While traveling within the United States, TSA agents at the gate are not allowed […]

Information Security & Network Services will be manually applying critical security updates to our Windows Servers tomorrow (Friday, February 23rd) and Friday, March 2nd due to known stability and compatibility issues with the January and February monthly “rollup” updates for Windows Server 2012. Some systems and network services such as Pharos printing and Office365 sign-on […]

“The Internet is a powerful and useful tool, but in the same way that you shouldn’t drive without buckling your seat belt or ride a bike without a helmet, you shouldn’t venture online without taking some basic precautions.” This is an important reminder from the National Cyber Security Alliance that cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility as an individual […]

Starting tomorrow, January 12th, 2018, GHC ITS will go live with automated alerts for myGHC passwords nearing expiration. These messages will come from our ticketing email address (rt@highlands.edu) and will include the subject line “Your myGHC Password Will Expire in x Days.”

Everyone at GHC is responsible for the protection of our students’ privacy and their personal information. However, you don’t need to understand the nuances of every privacy regulation currently affecting higher education to tackle data privacy issues on campus. Always start with privacy. Include privacy in the planning phase of all new projects. If you don’t […]

Last month the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported an increase in cybercrime attempts directed to government agencies. Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) was an one state agency that has already been targeted by an attack. To address these increases in cybercrime, additional measures to protect against attack include the following: Be wary of unsolicited phone calls, visits or […]

Phishing is a scam where an attacker attempts to get sensitive information from you by pretending to be a trustworthy entity using electronic communication such as email. Phishing attacks typically try to gather your username and password by directing you to a fraudulent logon website, but they may also try to gain information such as […]