SCASD CyberSecurity Best Practices

Cyber Awareness Tips

Do:

• Restrict access to remote meetings, conference calls, or virtual classrooms, including the use of passwords if possible.

• Beware of social engineering tactics aimed at revealing sensitive information. Make use of tools that block suspected phishing emails and users should mark these as SPAM/Phishing

• Always verify the web address of legitimate websites or manually type it into the browser.

• Check for misspelled domain names within a link (for example, confirm that addresses for Government websites end in .gov).

• Report suspicious activity on work computers to your employer.

Don’t:

• Share links to remote meetings, conference calls, or virtual classrooms on open websites or on social media.

• Open attachments or click links within emails received from senders you do not recognize.

• Provide usernames, passwords, birth dates, social security numbers, financial data, or other personal information in response to an email or phone call.

• Use public or non-secure Wi-Fi access points to access sensitive information.

• Use the same password for multiple accounts.

Password Recommendations

Our password recommendations are:

1. Different from previous SCASD passwords.

2. Passwords should be unique from other passwords that you use outside of district systems.

3. At least 8 characters and contain a combination of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and special characters.

Zoom Safety

Due to recent security concerns in Zoom Meetings we have implemented the following measures

1. Waiting Rooms - Participants enter a Waiting Room first and the Host must admit attendees into room.

2. Ability to set Meeting Room passwords so that attendees need to enter a password before gaining entry.

3. Ability to Lock/Unlock rooms, this feature allows the host to completely lock the room and prevent anyone from entering even if they have an invitation.