Digital Security

Email is perhaps the most popular way to steal sensitive information through the Internet. It is often sent and received unencrypted, and junk mail / spam filters will not catch everything [1]. Phishing scams [2] are becoming increasingly-sophisticated and are made to look like they are coming from an authentic source (a university, your financial institution, a personal contact). Although such emails may be legitimate, they may also be an attempt to scam you out of your money – never give or send cash/check without seeing and receiving the goods in question. Your personal and credit information should never be treated casually, or traded for promises of money, housing, or employment. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.