Be Safe for the Holidays!

Be safe this holiday season and take extra precautions as you celebrate, shop and travel during winter break. Please take a moment to review our crime prevention tips for best safety practices on and off campus. And if you haven't already, please take the time to sign up with us on Nixle, the best way to stay connected to the El Camino College Police Department for alerts and announcements. Sign up today to receive all ECCPD alerts and notifications by text message, email, or both – it's free! You can also sign up to receive alerts in your own community. For more information on Nixle, or to sign up, view: www.elcamino.edu/police/.

Cyber Security – Be Safe from Phishing!

During the holidays, cybercrimes such as "phishing" are increasingly prevalent. Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone (social engineering) or text message (smishing) by someone posing as a legitimate business or institution in an attempt to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords. The information is then used to access important accounts and can result in identity theft and financial loss. View the November 2016 Monthly Staff Security Briefing from ECC's Cybersecurity Department to read about some of the top holiday phishing scams and ways you can protect yourself.

The Fall 2017 ECC Professional Development Day cybersecurity presentation, "Phishing Attacks – How to Prevent Them from Being Successful" is also a great resource to learn more about how to protect yourself from this increasingly common crime: http://www.elcamino.edu/about/depts/its/techservices/infosec.aspx

Everyone is invited to contact Paul Yoder, information systems security specialist, with any kind of cybersecurity questions: [email protected].