(90 minutes) This session will focus on the common non-technical issues experienced during the pivot from the traditional office environment to working from home.

Topics will include:

• Working from Home Policy Document
• Setting up a home office, ergonomics, equipment, requirements for VPN, 2 Factor Authentication,
• Privacy considerations (e.g., Data on home system, cell phones subject to audit)
• Freedom of Information Act requests (FOIA) - Keep personal & university data separate
• Use of Microsoft Teams - Is that environment ok for Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information?
• Remote desktop to Office or applications on home equipment?
• Resource Availability at home; sharing Broadband/WIFI with family / apartment, etc.

Speakers:
Chris Carsten, eRA Systems Officer, Office of Sponsored Programs, Colorado State University
Stephen Dowdy, Director of Research Systems & Integration, University of Maryland
Nicole Quartiero, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, CSU Pueblo
Jon Peterson, Network Administrator, Colorado State University
Ron Splittgerber, Director, Research Services, Colorado State University

Handouts will be available 24 hours before the live webinar. 
Closed Captioning for the live presentation is available at no additional fee. Sign in and click on the "Closed Captioning" link in the handouts tab or in the chat box in the webinar room to access this feature. 

Member Price: $125.00
Non-Member Price: $150.00

• Setting up a secure home office (WiFi WPA2-PSK(AES), other devices using home network) and using secure connections (VPN, 2 Factor Authentication)
• Setting up a secure document storage & sharing resource
• Understanding privacy issues, Freedom of Information Act requests and their impact when using personal computer, cell phone
• Communication apps and security in a virtual world (Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
• Understanding remote desktop v. home computer applications (MS Office)
• Looking ahead to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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