Dentistry Information Security

In partnership with University of Michigan's Information Assurance (IA)

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Secure Your Device

Follow these steps to best protect your device.

Turn on Two-Factor Authentication (Duo)

Two-factor authentication (such as Duo) is a security system that requires two separate, distinct forms of identification in order to access something. The first factor is a password and the second commonly includes a push to your smartphone.

Use the U-M VPN for untrusted networks

A VPN both encrypts your data and hides your IP address by routing your network activity through a secure chain to another server. This blocks your online identity, even on public Wi-Fi networks, so you can browse the internet safely, securely and anonymously.

Encrypt your data

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized people with the correct decryption key can read it.

Malicious Events

Use these links to help recover from an cyber attack.

Information Security Incident Reporting

As soon as possible, let the security team know what happened.

Steps if your account is compromised

Follow the instructions on how to proceed after an attack.

Identity Theft Information

Information on how to prevent others from stealing your personal and financial data.

About

The mission is to establish and support an information security program that adheres to University information technology policies, industry standards and applicable regulations.

As part of Dental Informatics, the Information Security team has a shared responsibility and partnership with U-M's Information Assurance (IA), Michigan Medicine's Compliance Office and School of Dentistry's Compliance Office to accomplish this mission.

Examples of key standards the School of Dentistry must follow are:

Alignment with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rules
Alignment with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework
Alignment with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Security Standards and Benchmarks
Alignment with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
Alignment with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Dental Informatic's Information Security team provides incident response, workforce member security awareness programs, creation of School of Dentistry information security policies, vendor assessments, vulnerability management, and periodic system and network assessments in partnership with IA.

Security Staff

DION TAYLOR
Data Security Analyst Senior

Common threats, and how we protect our workforce against them

Malicious Software (viruses, trojans, worms)

Dentistry systems are protected by anti-virus software, with operating systems and computer software patched regularly.

Identity Theft

Dentistry workforce members are made aware of scams through communications from Dental Informatics and U-M Information Assurance. Two Factor authentication is sponsored by U-M, and will soon be required to access all U-M systems.

Ransomware

Dentistry files use various methods of protection:

Versioning, to allow files to be restored to earlier unaffected versions
Offsite backups, to ensure clean Dentistry files can be retrieved
Constant user education is also a tool, informing users about the dangers of visiting unknown sites, or opening unknown email attachments

Phishing

Constant user education, including:

Providing ways to identify safe messages
Providing tools for reporting phishing attempts
Providing a site where users can compare their messages to known phishing scams

School-wide alerts when significant phishing incidents occur