Another tip in a series provided by the Offices of Information Systems & Computing and Audit, Compliance & Privacy.

Data Privacy Day is January 28, and kicks off Data Privacy Month—February which is a great time to think about how personal information is collected, stored, used and shared.

In order to raise privacy awareness, here are some tips to consider for yourself or share with your colleagues: 

1. Protect Personal Information 

Think before you act:  Be wary of communications – particularly email communications—that implore you to act immediately, offer something that sounds too good to be true, ask for personal information, or ask you to enter your credentials.

Get two steps ahead: Switch on two-step verification or multi-factor authentication wherever offered to prevent unauthorized access.  You may enroll in Penn WebLogin two-step verification at: http://www.upenn.edu/computing/weblogin/two-step/

2.  Share With Care 
What you post can last a lifetime: Before posting online think about how it might be perceived now and in the future and who might see it. 

Own your online presence: Set the privacy and security settings on web services and devices to your comfort level for information sharing. It’s okay to limit how and with whom you share information. 

Be aware of what’s being shared: Be aware that when you share a post, picture or video online, you may also be revealing information about others. Be thoughtful when and how you share information about others.

To learn more about how to protect Penn data as well as your own data, please visit PennPrivacy at http://www.upenn.edu/oacp/privacy/

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For additional tips, see the One Step Ahead link on the Information Security website: www.upenn.edu/computing/security/