Cybersecurity Tip of the Week – Think Before Posting Online

Social media and academic forums are great for connecting, sharing research, or promoting campus life, but they can also expose more than you realize. Posting details about your class schedule, travel plans, research topics, or campus systems can give cybercriminals the clues they need to target you or UTHSC. Attackers often use public information to craft convincing phishing emails or social engineering attempts that seem personal and trustworthy. Before sharing, ask yourself: could this information be used to guess a password, answer a security question, or impersonate you? Keep personal and academic accounts separate when possible, adjust privacy settings regularly, and remember, once something is online, it can be difficult to take back.