Cyber security tips: What’s an endpoint?

You may have seen the recent announcement on cyber security tips for working remotely and noticed several references to endpoints. As we have received follow-up questions about endpoints, we would like to take this opportunity to provide clarification. An endpoint is a remote computing device that communicates back and forth with a network to which it is connected. Here are some examples of endpoints:

  • Laptops
  • Desktops
  • Tablets
  • Smartphones
  • Servers

Thank you for taking the time to read the cyber security tips and for taking an active step to safeguard yourself and the university. To see all tips posted so far, click on the ‘cybersecuritytips’ tag found in all of the cyber security tips announcements. As always, if you have any additional questions, contact Internal Audit at ia.central@wsu.edu.

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