Security Matters for Working at Home

The transition to work-at-home raises a number of Information Security issues for individuals working at home.   This page includes general security guidance as well as specific links for University employees implementing VPN connections to University resources. 

Available Resources

  • Work At Home Security provides specific guidance for accessing University data, but also general security suggestions that are recommended for anyone with a home network or home Internet access of any kind. 

  • VPN Client | VDI Docs (southalabama.edu) Instructions for enrolling a device in DUO Two Factor Authentication, downloading Cisco AnyConnect VPN client and signing into VPN using DUO Two Factor Authentication.

  • COVID-19 Information Security Threats.  This page describes specific email and social media information security threats surrounding COVID-19, but also provides useful general suggestions for identifying and handling "phishing" and other  email-delivered malware.

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