Maegen Lightner
Reporter
Ever heard the phrase, “Don’t click the link”? Many students, or people in general, struggle with spam or 
hacks on computers. Never give out your information unless you know it’s going to a place you trust, according to Crowder’s Information Technology Department.
“This last year at Christmas time we were notified by the Department of Education that a couple of our financial aid machines were infected with the Key Logger Trogin, so what that does is every stroke that they make can be reported and saved off to another server,” said Mitch Cordray, Information Technology Director at Crowder College.
These things can happen at any time, at any place, so students have to be careful where they place their information.
According to Kasper Sky Lab, some good cyber safety tips are:
- Keep personal information professional and limited.
- Keep your privacy settings on.
- Practice safe browsing.
- Make sure your internet connection is secure.
- Be careful what you download.
- Choose strong passwords.
- Make online purchases from secure sites.
- Be careful what you post.
Students at Crowder also struggle with this problem. “The only tip I pretty much have is don’t click on any unknown links because I did that and then a virus pretty much took over my whole computer,” said Leana Callahan, student at Crowder majoring in the Autism Option.
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