{"id":9069,"date":"2016-07-14T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=9069"},"modified":"2016-07-14T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T18:35:52","slug":"protect-and-clean-up-your-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=9069","title":{"rendered":"Protect and clean up your devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer\u00a0is a great time to clean a multitude of things in our lives. Your home, car and even your computer and other electronic gadgets.\u00a0 Make sure you get the most out of your computer, tablet and phone by keeping them clean and safe by following these easy tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change passwords that have been in place for longer than 60 days.\u00a0 Learn to create strong passwords at <a href=\"https:\/\/secureit.msu.edu\/passwords\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SecureIT.msu.edu.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make sure your anti-virus and anti-spyware is up to date on all devices, and set the program to auto-update and scan on a regular basis.<a href=\"https:\/\/secureit.msu.edu\/safe-computing\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9070 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/secureit.gif?resize=215%2C68\" alt=\"SecureIT Website \" width=\"215\" height=\"68\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Update your operating system to the latest version your device will support.<\/li>\n<li>Add a security code or screen lock to your phone and tablet so that if it is ever misplaced or stolen, it is harder for someone else to use.<\/li>\n<li>Refresh your understanding of phishing and how to avoid being a victim at <a href=\"https:\/\/secureit.msu.edu\/phishing\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SecureIT.msu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Backup files on your personal devices to a reputable cloud service or portable hard drive.<\/li>\n<li>Uninstall apps on your phone or tablet that you&#8217;re not using anymore; they&#8217;re taking up valuable storage space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/secureit.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SecureIT.msu.edu<\/a> website is a great resource to learn safe computing best practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer\u00a0is a great time to clean a multitude of things in our lives. Your home, car and even your computer and other electronic gadgets.\u00a0 Make sure you get the most out of your computer, tablet&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=9069\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Protect and clean up your devices<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-2mh","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}