Identity+Theft+-+Am+I+Really+At+Risk

Senior Technology Engineer Longwood University
 * Presenter:**
 * Bill Wilson**

Identity theft has become a mainstream problem for universities and government agencies around the world. The recent focus has been on universities; however, K-12 school divisions also share the risks, and it is only a matter of time before they find themselves in the spotlight. This session focused on electronic identify theft and its potential impact on K-12 school divisions.

Some of the areas of concern included the discussion of:

Phishing (directing users to realistic-looking but phony Web sites) Password Policies Stolen equipment Spyware (which pollutes users' computers with ads) Keyloggers Trojans & Worms Social Engineering AUP Policies

The obvious precautions issued during this session were to make sure operating system patches, firewalls, anti-virus software, and filters are in place and up-to-date.