On April 2, IT launched a campaign to increase awareness of password risks after the IT Security Office correlated a surge in attacks to NetID passwords stolen from external web sites. We asked Rice community members to consider the external web sites where they might have used their Rice NetID password to login. If their NetID had been used in an external web site and they had not changed their NetID password at Rice in the last year, IT asked them to change their NetID password.
Over 1045 NetID passwords have been changed since the announcement went out. IT will continue the campaign through May, to educate Rice faculty, staff, and students about the risks to Rice that result from using Rice login credentials – NetID email address and/or NetID passwords – on non-Rice web sites and applications. The awareness campaign will continue through graduation and includes headlines about where not to take your NetID or how not to use your NetID.
- Don’t take your NetID shopping.
- Don’t get creative with your NetID.
- Don’t link up with your NetID.
- Don’t take your NetID to the movies.
- Don’t get friendly with your NetID.
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