Cyber security tips: Working remotely

As some university employees continue to work remote or hybrid schedules, please keep the following ITS Remote Work Guidelines in mind when working remotely:

Personally owned devices used for university business should not be shared with others.
Operating systems and applications must be up to date.
All security patches must be up to date and installed.
Anti-virus software should be installed and up to date.
Endpoints should have Fireeye Endpoint Agent and Splunk Universal Forward installed.
Endpoints used by employees for processing, storage, and transmission of any WSU data require full disk encryption.
VPN should be used when processing, storing, or transmitting university regulated or confidential data.
SSL/TLS enabled applications should be used when processing, storing, or transmitting data from a remote site to WSU.
Endpoints should have WSU data backed up to a storage location owned and maintained by a WSU IT department to ensure ongoing access and protection against loss of critical WSU data.
Endpoints that do not require wireless usage should have wireless capability disabled prior to deployment.
Endpoints should be registered & joined to a WSU area, college, or departmental domain.
Host-based firewalls should be enabled and appropriately configured.

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