Security while Traveling

Traveling abroad, especially to countries where free access to the Internet is restricted, can be tricky and safeguards should be taken. The UW Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has some good recommendations here:

https://ciso.uw.edu/education/risk-advisories/travel-tips/

The iSchool IT Help Desk also has a fleet of checkout equipment you are welcome to use if you don’t want to take your iSchool device abroad. WE have mobile devices/phones as well as laptop computers:

https://ischool.uw.edu/technology/equipment-checkout

BitLocker

The iSchool has BitLocker configured on all Faculty, Staff, and PhD student Windows computers.  BitLocker is a Microsoft disk encryption technology.  Once BitLocker is turned on, your UW NetID credentials will continue to allow you to sign into the computer; you should see no noticeable change in behavior.

If you are ever prompted for a BitLocker Recovery Key, please contact the iSchool IT Help Desk.

More about BitLocker can be found at the websites below.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/device-security/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitLocker

 

 

FileVault

The iSchool has FileVault configured on all Faculty, Staff, and PhD student Mac computers.  FileVault is an Apple full-disk encryption technology.  Once FileVault is turned on, after a computer is restarted or shutdown, only FileVault-unlock-enabled users or a user with the FileVault Recovery Key can access the drive.  Once FileVault is turned on, your UW NetID credentials will continue to allow you to sign into the computer; you should see no noticeable change in behavior.

If you are prompted for a FileVault Recovery Key, please contact the iSchool IT Help Desk.

More about FileVault can be found at the websites below.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileVault