Information Security Awareness Week 2-6 October

Information Security Awareness Week 2-6 October 2017

The week will focus on why information matters to all University staff and students, the threats that we all face as users, and how you can take some very simple steps to quickly protect your personal data and research content.

We will also be active on Twitter during the week, with hints, tips and useful guidance. Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/UoEInfoSec and with #UoEInfoSec.

Further information will be posted on http://www.ed.ac.uk/infosec and Twitter as we announce it.

 

Why privacy matters

We all talk about privacy but does it really matter?

Watch Glenn Greenwald’s Ted Talk – ‘Why privacy matters’ (Oct 2014)

https://embed.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters

“Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see — and write about — the Edward Snowden files, with their revelations about the United States’ extensive surveillance of private citizens. In this searing talk, Greenwald makes the case for why you need to care about privacy, even if you’re “not doing anything you need to hide.” [Extract from YouTube]

12 things: managing your privacy

Practical advice on managing your digital footprint and privacy

12 Things That Should Help….Listen to the Podcast (Nicola Osborne, EDINA)

12 things: managing your privacy

Practical advice on managing your digital footprint and privacy

12 Things That Should Help….Listen to the Podcast (Nicola Osborne, EDINA)

 

 

 

Information Security Awareness Week

Edinburgh University Information Security Awareness Week:
Monday 26th October to Friday 30th 2015.

The awareness week is intended to promote four themes, and to encourage you all to take the Information Security Essentials training course.

During this week there will be information security advice clinics, opening on various University campuses.

Further information can be found: http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/computing/desktop-personal/information-security/information-security-awareness-week

• The basics
• Phishing
• PINs and encryption
• Passwords
• Information security online course (for staff)
• Follow on Twitter: @UoEInfosec and #UoEInfosec

Find out about managing your digital footprint at  www.ed.ac.uk/iad/digitalfootprint

Create an effective online presence

What can you do to make an effective online presence?

• Consider who your audience/readers are
• Consider multiple platforms/social media, if
  appropriate
• Create an about me/profile page
• Select a suitable/eye catching image/logo/photo
• Connect/friend/follow others to widen your network
• Respond to tweets/comments/posts in a timely manner
• Include images, hashtags, useful information
• Evaluate your online presence and modify/update where needed
• Consider your digital footprint – manage your privacy settings, and don’t say/post/share anything you will regret!

“Think of the Internet as a public place. Don’t leave your details lying around” Online Postgraduate student

“Act online as you would in real life” Undergraduate student

 

Other Resources

• Digital Footprint website www.ed.ac.uk/iad/digitalfootprint
• Privacy and apps

 

E-professionalism

There are a number of guidelines from different professional bodies – some are listed below.

If you work as a doctor, nurse, surgeon, teacher etc. – please check if there are guidelines on using social media in your profession.

Some common misunderstandings include:

• what you and others say online – stays online – even in personal spaces!
• if content is deleted it cannot be recovered (it does live on a server somewhere, or has already been shared/retweeted/posted)
• even if you think you are not naming an individual e.g. a patient/client, if there is any identifiable information  – this is still a breach of confidentiality

New! Code of conduct – Nursing and Midwifery Council (31 March 2015)

• Royal College of Nursing
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• General Medical Council – Doctors’ use of social media (PDF)
• General Teaching Council for Scotland – Professional Guidance on the Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media (PDF)
• Royal College of General Practitioners social media highway code
• NHS Employers – Social Media Guidelines
• Law Society Scotland – Social Media Guidance

Resources

• List of guidelines can also be found at www.ed.ac.uk/iad/digitalfootprint
• Careers Service: Using Social Media

Who owns your data? hint – it’s not you!

Published on Mar 17, 2015

Irene Ng and David Reynolds talk about privacy and ownership in the digital age.Learn more about the HAT project at: http://hubofallthings.com/iwantahat

• Youtube video – who owns your data? (hint: it’s not you!)

 

The right to be forgotten

A May 2014 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union found that European law gives people the right to ask search engines like Google to remove results for queries that include their name.” (Google Advisory Council)

The right to be forgotten is a common theme associated with managing your digital footprint. The resources below provide further information.

• European Commission factsheet on the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ ruling
• Google Advisory Council
• Should You Have The Right To Be Forgotten On Google? Nationally, Yes. Globally, No. (The World Post – article 5 Feb 2015)
• Right to be forgotten poses more questions than answers (The Guardian – article 11 Nov 2014)

Privacy and Apps

Do you stop and think before accepting the terms & conditions of an app? Most of us don’t but it might surprise you that the terms & conditions could be accessing a lot of your personal data. The following short videos highlight this.

• #Privacy Project (27 Jan 2015) “Some of the most popular apps on your smartphone ask for permissions that expose data to outside” (2mins)
• Video: Why digital app T&Cs fail in the real world (8 Jan 2015). “If your APP was a shop assistant”; This video is in Danish with English subtitles. It humorously makes the point that apps collect information that we would not willingly give to a stranger if they asked us the same questions in the real world (~2mins)