At this time of year phishers and scammers are counting on you being too busy and distracted to pay real attention to their attacks. Entering your password in a malicious website (that is pretending to look like a legitimate Etown-related website)…
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Protecting Your Account with MFA
Posted in Computer Tips, Cybersecurity, Digital Citizenship, Home Page, Web Tips, Windows 10 Tagged with: cybersecurity, email, multi-factor authentication, password, security, tech tip, technology
Maintain Account Access with MFA
We’re all getting ready to put the Fall 2020 semester behind us and prepare for 2021, but with the temporary shift away from our roles as Etown College community members we need to remember that network passwords still expire over…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Cybersecurity, Digital Citizenship, Home Page, Windows 10 Tagged with: computer, cybersecurity, email, multi-factor authentication, password, tech tip
RDP, VPN, MFA… WTH?
Recently overheard at the ITS Help Desk: To use that program from off campus, you can RDP into the terminal server, but in order to RDP you have to connect through VPN, and that requires that you have MFA set…
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Tech Tip: Multi-Factor Authentication Troubleshooting
Some users may be experiencing issues with the rollout of multi-factor authentication (MFA), especially when connecting to VPN or using mail apps other than Outlook. Here’s some common issues and how to fix them. First, to check your MFA settings, go…
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Tech Tip: VPN Authentication Method
VPN now requires multi-factor authentication (MFA) to sign in. Users should note that the code will only be sent via their primary authentication method, and not any secondary methods that have also been set up. Therefore, it is important that you…
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What’s Multi-Factor Authentication?
In an effort to stay one step ahead of the cybercriminals, Information & Technology Services is working to provide multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect you. Usernames and passwords are increasingly becoming a target for theft and often, the target (you) isn’t even…
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VPN Users Must Enroll in MFA
A security upgrade conducted on January 28th requires users to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to use VPN services. As part of this, signing into VPN now uses email credentials, rather than a special VPN password. If you are already enrolled in MFA, you do not need…
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