Professor: Don鈥檛 Be a Cybercrime Victim
Insight from聽cybersecurity expert , adjunct associate professor of computer science and director of the Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center,听has been featured in thousands of聽outlets across the country, including large dailies in聽,听,听,听and , as well as . In addition to recommending tips for creating strong passwords, protecting credit, and avoiding scams, Nizich advises readers to enable multifactor authentication (MFA). As he explains, this added protection is especially important for banking and financial accounts, as well as email.
鈥淚f hackers access your email, they can reset passwords and break into other online accounts, but MFA helps keep unauthorized users out of your inbox,鈥� Nizich says. 鈥淎lways take advantage of MFA solutions offered by your organization or financial institutions, even if they are optional.鈥�