Security Awareness

The IT department periodically tests all employees on ransomware awareness by email spoofing. Our IT Helpdesk provides helpful "how to" videos for detecting ransomware, sharing information, and downloading questionable links.

Please refer to the IT Training section for additional helpful resources. 

IT Training
Security training is scheduled through our third-party vendor, KnowBe4. Should you wish to obtain login information or would like to access additional training, please submit a helpdesk ticket. 

Video/Music Streaming
Computer resources are not unlimited. Network bandwidth and storage capacity have finite limits, and all users connected to the network have a responsibility to conserve these resources. As such, users must not deliberately perform acts that waste computer resources or unfairly monopolize resources to the exclusion of others. These acts include but are not limited to, sending mass mailings or chain letters, spending excessive amounts of time on the Internet, playing games, engaging in online chat groups or other social media, uploading or downloading large files, accessing streaming audio and/or video files, or otherwise creating unnecessary loads on network traffic associated with non-business-related uses of the Internet

Password Protection
Passwords are an important aspect of computer security. They are the front line of protection for your individual access. At Gates Hudson we continuously stress:

  • Never share your password with colleagues
  • Log off the PC daily to prevent any misuse
  • The IT department does not store your password information, please keep credentials in a safe place. 
  • Should you experience a lockout in any of our software, please submit a Helpdesk ticket.