Making sure the information we value is kept secure is important – whether this is your personal, banking, or medical records, or your University staff, student or research data.
Follow the best practices below to help keep your sensitive information secure, both in your work and personal lives.
Lock your computer/mobile device if you are away from it. If you leave your computer unlocked, anyone could use your account to access our systems and information.
Someone shoulder-surfing or watching you type your password and other key information is as good as you writing it down.
Strong passwords contain combinations of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. Layer up your security with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) when it's available.
You can change your password for your University Microsoft 365 account by signing into your My Account page and selecting the 'Change Password' link.
You are responsible for your own account and what is done with it. Using a trusted Password Manager can help you to create and manage the passwords for all your accounts.
Install software updates to help reduce security vulnerabilities that criminals may try to exploit.
Use your privacy settings to manage your online presence and avoid oversharing, as cyber criminals may use your content to inform spear-phishing attacks.
Report concerns or suspicious activity to help protect everyone, and to limit the impact of an attack.
If you have received a phishing email, please report it using the Report Message Add-in within Outlook – deleting it protects you, but reporting it protects everyone.
If you are concerned or think your personal data has been compromised, please report it immediately to our IT Security Team via TOPdesk, or by emailing it-security@bath.ac.uk. This will allow us to investigate, and take remedial action to limit the impact of an attack or compromised account.
Complete the Cyber Security Awareness course on Moodle
Go to the Cyber Security Awareness course