{"id":98715,"date":"2024-11-07T20:57:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=98715"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:57:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:57:50","slug":"a-reminder-to-protect-your-two-factor-authentication-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/a-reminder-to-protect-your-two-factor-authentication-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"A reminder to protect your Two-Factor Authentication methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>A message from Information Technology Services.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nov. 7, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to remind all 911±¬ΑΟ members of the critical importance of protecting your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods. These methods are essential for maintaining the security of your accounts and personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key points to remember<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Never share your 2FA codes\u00a0with anyone<\/strong>, even if they claim to be from IT support or another trusted department.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do not accept phone calls or push notifications<\/strong>\u00a0if you did not initiate the request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keep your authentication device secure\u00a0<\/strong>and ensure it is accessible only by you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be cautious of\u00a0unexpected or suspicious messages\u00a0or links<\/strong>\u00a0requesting your login credentials or 2FA codes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Never enter your account information or password into a Google form<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any concerns or receive a suspicious request via email, please use the\u00a0PhishAlarm button\u00a0to report it to the Information Security Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about PhishAlarm, please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/emclick.imodules.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.4LijCrQdlKZcFeU23uX-2FyGBawPLOdF8N36eHWGpXOLVwMWBFA3YagzVwQjpd7BhnioohzGZP3Yf-2FdJs0-2FoDMvGCats1TykR2nEZAk0OQMymbHhwDTHKC1OSmXKC74QcVSOE0jhGhAZAPhAcIdFMU9Q-3D-3D1JKu_xN-2FQrjIyaE97uHNrELIT1z2TELmXmdClxMRU10dugc3U3HL9CBROck3FfybXKASHERj-2F6FK7bON2WNBkecgzJFWri9DYzhot7GUMYsDP0K36z22n3IV-2Bvn4TWrqMgn10z8rNomMj7bd1IibboOI08wUNzyQnTbPBfGInfCtIwKVdnHNXhQfgF7USsEZDMCZ22lV2W-2F5TAb9FbjMAXiyeAw3xMIhVowfJCyQmtIurrI6IeWl7VLct6UjbJ1BAIr-2B4slbFFq49eNfd6E0L5f8AGxJVl-2FvNuJsNuZxgVsCiu0NbapF8JP1V0A85Lf5m2clu1xWHNmYTfyXBQfLrz6cqUSl4xlkll21qdkNtcFGE-2F-2BNxZI7WdYAUTJCVty53nUrQfPd39jQ2pIY8J4n-2FT5LQMcba6YiNBhEUNugQeSMUvyz6NIPyHoYEEPBLqEuIqZ-2B0VyMpHCdiHBNfBoMQZmk9Q3upjcIwjEvdkCw00uZBVtAebiFMViCsIrVxzPA1zsC63pFNTi2xT2FbpwWHXXaOpQFuQDGGGg65yCVg5Lu4jWU-3D__;!!Jh1S!mlLCNA1b8pczdftZUIq0Q8ajnHEWJ6xpdwxmD3YtZ11lB_O_mCALzGXX6TAVuNX0OREjiV1K1Wk7vj928pzKELCvng1wvSg$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Knowledge Base article in ServiceNow (KB0010277)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional help, go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/emclick.imodules.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.4LijCrQdlKZcFeU23uX-2FyGBawPLOdF8N36eHWGpXOLVwMWBFA3YagzVwQjpd7BhnioohzGZP3Yf-2FdJs0-2FoDMvBt-2BuQUI8iLOi5nTBDLQIjW8fWc9PCxDrIgk16YaHyLBRJL13BLhvzwBTxDxgQeMQw-3D-3DRA-n_xN-2FQrjIyaE97uHNrELIT1z2TELmXmdClxMRU10dugc3U3HL9CBROck3FfybXKASHERj-2F6FK7bON2WNBkecgzJFWri9DYzhot7GUMYsDP0K36z22n3IV-2Bvn4TWrqMgn10z8rNomMj7bd1IibboOI08wUNzyQnTbPBfGInfCtIwKVdnHNXhQfgF7USsEZDMCZ22lV2W-2F5TAb9FbjMAXiyeAw3xMIhVowfJCyQmtIurrI6IeWl7VLct6UjbJ1BAIr-2B4slbFFq49eNfd6E0L5f8AGxJVl-2FvNuJsNuZxgVsCiu0NbapF8JP1V0A85Lf5m2clu1xWHNmYTfyXBQfLrz6cqUSl4xlkll21qdkNtcFGE-2F-2BNxZI7WdYAUTJCVty53nUrQfPd39jQ2pIY8J4n-2FT5LQMYTpmUzfShU73hwbY1phId3bv6VFDaPk9Es7tkcsKf0zOzK4YA8Rje3s2-2Fd8N-2FXkxpvqaJV7gPxEygNxdcGuM10v-2FERXBwk2-2F8GBkNwIi8-2Bgas37HCAviuOfovWMop-2FpHc5yDXQDp-2FimSZsT5IrE-2FOs-3D__;!!Jh1S!mlLCNA1b8pczdftZUIq0Q8ajnHEWJ6xpdwxmD3YtZ11lB_O_mCALzGXX6TAVuNX0OREjiV1K1Wk7vj928pzKELCv0gGeSrI$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IT Service Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay vigilant!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message from Information Technology Services. Nov. 7, 2024 We want to remind all 911±¬ΑΟ members of the critical importance of protecting your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods. These methods are essential for maintaining the security of your accounts and personal information. Key points to remember: If you have any concerns or receive a suspicious request [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1866],"tags":[1857,1858,1856],"class_list":["post-98715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-911±¬ΑΟ-message","tag-audience-faculty","tag-audience-staff","tag-audience-students"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98716,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98715\/revisions\/98716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}