Professor: Don’t Be a Cybercrime Victim

Insight from cybersecurity expert Michael Nizich, Ph.D., adjunct associate professor of computer science and director of the Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, has been featured in thousands of outlets across the country, including large dailies in Boston, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, and San Diego, as well as International Business Times. In addition to recommending tips for creating strong passwords, protecting credit, and avoiding scams, Nizich advises readers to enable multifactor authentication (MFA). As he explains, this added protection is especially important for banking and financial accounts, as well as email.

“If hackers access your email, they can reset passwords and break into other online accounts, but MFA helps keep unauthorized users out of your inbox,” Nizich says. “Always take advantage of MFA solutions offered by your organization or financial institutions, even if they are optional.”