https://grok.lsu.edu/Updated Security Tips & Advice articles!60https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16716 General Information 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) d16716 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMTMon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16342 Keep Web Browsers Up-to-Date Most Web Browser Updates address Security Vulnerabilities and Critical Issues that NEED to be resolved. It is VERY IMPORTANT that these are kept up-to-date. These instructions will show How to keep your Web Browser updated . 1. Open16342 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:41:31 GMTTue, 02 Dec 2025 09:41:31 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20095 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 freq20095 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:51:31 GMTMon, 22 Sep 2025 07:51:31 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19636 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 optio19636 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:50:45 GMTMon, 22 Sep 2025 07:50:45 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14922 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 14922 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:11:49 GMTThu, 28 Aug 2025 08:11:49 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12967 General Information 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.12967 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:16:43 GMTMon, 11 Aug 2025 11:16:43 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12123 Promotes IT security and policy awareness through training seminars, forums, publications, notifications, articles and other instructional/informational resources. Service Name Training - Security Education and Awareness Service Type Service Internal/External/Both B12123 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:53:44 GMTMon, 04 Aug 2025 09:53:44 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14852 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 14852 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:28:21 GMTTue, 22 Jul 2025 15:28:21 GMT