<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Updated Security Tips &amp; Advice Articles</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/</link><description>Updated Security Tips &amp; Advice articles!</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Securing Your Home Network</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20095</link><description> The following are some basic recommendations from LSU ITS regarding how to secure your home network.  Turn On Your Firewall   Firewalls can be hardware or software  Hardware firewalls plug directly into your modem and can be used to protect multiple computers. These are used more frequently by busi</description><guid>20095 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:51:42 GMT</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:51:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report Phishing E-mail</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19636</link><description>   Report Phishing E-mails  Phishing emails are malicious messages that attempt to trick recipients into providing sensitive information or performing fraudulent tasks. Users can report any suspicious or malicious message to LSU IT Security and Policy (ITSP) for review through the  Report  options i</description><guid>19636 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:51:26 GMT</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:51:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>E-mail: Obtain the E-mail Header Message (By Client)</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14922</link><description>   E-mail: Obtain the E-mail Headers  Email headers contain important diagnostic information about the route an email message takes and the results of different security and authenticity checks.  When reporting a message through the   Report Phishing option in Outlook  , the message and all of its h</description><guid>14922 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:55:28 GMT</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:55:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Data Management: Overview</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14852</link><description>  Data Classification   Data at LSU can be classified into three categories (Confidential, Private or Public). Confidential data has a high level of sensitivity. Private data has a moderate level of sensitivity. Public data has a low level of sensitivity. Each category carries a different level of a</description><guid>14852 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:46:04 GMT</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:46:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Security Reviews: LSU Overview</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12967</link><description> 
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 Departments on LSU's campus have to abide by LSU policies, and various State and Federal laws and regulations. Departments may also be required to comply with industry regulations (e.g., Payment Card Industry) or contractual obligations for research and/or collaboration.</description><guid>12967 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:28:04 GMT</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:28:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Training - Security Education and Awareness</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12123</link><description> Promotes IT security and policy awareness through training seminars, forums, publications, notifications, articles and other instructional/informational resources. 

 
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 Solid State Drives (SSDs) are quickly replacing traditional, mechanical, hard disk drives due to their higher speed, lower power consumption, lighter weight, and being more shock proof.  However, traditional whole disk erasing utilities like Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) d</description><guid>16716 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMT</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>