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Make your home hack-proof this summer

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Hybrid working, where we work both from an office and from our homes, brings some brilliant benefits, such as the flexibility to choose where we work, but it also brings some risks.

When working in an office, many of us have access to professional and comprehensive security technology that is set up and maintained by an IT department or team. However, when working from home we don’t have that luxury, and when dealing with important and sensitive data for work, you can’t just rely on the built-in virus protection of your operating system to keep you safe.

The good news is that there are some easy ways to boost the security of your home office and ensure there’s no danger of hackers getting easy access to your data, so read on for simple steps to keep you and your work protected.

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1. Keep your identity secure

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DHS Warns of Heightened Terrorism Risk over the Summer – National Review

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DHS Warns of Heightened Terrorism Risk over the Summer  National Review

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Mass. Officials Urge Safety in the Water This Summer – NBC Boston

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With the unofficial start of summer quickly approaching, the water becomes a big attraction to cool off, and anyone can disappear in a second.

“Very nerve-wracking,” said Natasha Cacciatore, a mom of two. “You hear horror stories every summer, it’s one of my biggest fears.”

Safety around the water is something she thinks about all the time.

“We play by the rules,” she said. “We make sure there’s an adult around at all times when you go near the water.”

But every summer, perfect beach days too often become tragic, with many drownings taking place in pools, ponds, lakes and the ocean.

In Massachusetts, there were more than 50 drownings in 2021.

“Be a good partner,” said Jeanne Benincasa Thorpe, the state’s undersecretary for homeland security at the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. “Good steward to those folks who are around you, whether they’re yours or not, we’re all mothers and parents, and I understand that sometimes we lose track, if we see something, say something.”

State officials are reminding people to swim in designated areas only, not to swim alone, and to speak up the moment someone may be missing.

A Memorial Day cookout will probably cost a lot more this year.

Sixteen DCR beaches will be opening up on Saturday with lifeguards on the weekends.

More beaches will open up in the weeks ahead with lifeguards seven days a week.

“We’re excited to invite the public to come out to our waterfronts,” said Stephanie Cooper, acting commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. “And if people follow the rules, follow the advice, they’ll be safe.”

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University-run Summer Camps are a Success

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The University ran two summer camps for high school students: physics and cybercrime investigation. Read about them, here.

UNIVERSITY HOLDS CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATION CAMP

i-cybercrime-summercamp1.jpgNineteen high school students received hands-on training in investigating and thwarting cybercrimes from experts in the much-in-demand field of cyber security at The University of Scranton’s first Cybercrime Investigation Summer Camp. Run by faculty of the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Criminology, the camp took place July 13-15 in the University’s Center for the Analysis and Prevention of Crime on campus.

Through lectures, exercises, case discussions, the University’s data center tour, computer simulations and a capture-the-flag competition, the students learned about cyber threats, cybercriminal profiling, cyber law, cyber security and how to conduct a cyber forensics investigation. They also learned about the various roles and responsibilities assumed by professionals working in the growing field.

The job outlook for cybersecurity analysts is predicted to increase by 31 percent for the period between 2019 and 2029, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual median salary for cybersecurity analysts in 2020 was $103,900. The University offers a major in cybercrime and homeland security.

The camp was offered free of charge to participants through support from the University’s College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office and the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Criminology.

Read on, here.

UNIVERSITY HOLDS PHYSICS SUMMER CAMP

i-physics-camp.jpgHigh school students were introduced to the extraordinary world of physics at a summer camp hosted at The University of Scranton. The three-day camp for 9th and 10th grade high school students, taught by University physics faculty members, included mini-lectures and hands-on activities to introduce basic physics concepts of electricity and magnetism, as well as dramatic real-life examples of these principals in action.

At the camp, which took place July 19-21, 12 high school students learned about types of waves, oscilloscopes, magnetic coils, loudspeakers and software defined radio. They built a generator, a motor, and learned to use cutting…

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