{"id":46010,"date":"2019-09-19T17:41:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T21:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=46010"},"modified":"2019-09-19T17:41:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T21:41:34","slug":"info-sec-alert-keep-our-data-safe-update-your-personal-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=46010","title":{"rendered":"Info Sec Alert! Keep Our Data Safe, Update Your Personal Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Keep Safe, Stay Updated<\/h3>\n<p>Here at NMC we work rigorously to keep our software up-to-date to provide students and employees with a quality experience while using the software and ensuring that data is secure. Although NMC\u2019s devices are kept up-to-date on campus, users frequently access NMC services from personal devices. Consider this: When was the last time you delayed an update on your smartphone or your personal computer? These updates give you the current version of your operating system and fix bugs. More importantly, updates fix security flaws. For this reason, it is important to keep your personal devices up-to-date. Security is an extremely important concern in all workplaces, classrooms, businesses, etc. At NMC, protecting employee and student privacy, including personal information, class information, files and documents, is always our priority.<\/p>\n<h4>Personal Devices to Keep up-to-date on:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Smartphones\/Tablets<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iPhone IOS or Android OS<\/li>\n<li>Installed Apps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Laptops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows or MacOS<\/li>\n<li>Installed Programs<\/li>\n<li>Webcam, Mouse, and Keyboard drivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To start with, navigate to your device\u2019s settings menu and look for the updates page.\u00a0 Update your device and explore the different features that the new updates brings. What are you waiting for? Take a deep dive into your phone or laptop and see what you can learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Keep Safe, Stay Updated Here at NMC we work rigorously to keep our software up-to-date to provide students and employees with a quality experience while using the software and ensuring that data is secure. Although NMC\u2019s devices are kept up-to-date on campus, users frequently access NMC services from personal devices. 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