As agentic AI systems become increasingly capable of autonomous decision-making and task execution, it’s critical to understand the risks of sharing your login credentials—especially institutional ones—with these tools.
Why You Should Never Share Credentials with AI
Agentic AI may:
To help protect RPI accounts and data, follow these best practices when using password managers.
Use a password manager to create and store strong, unique passwords for each account.
Keep your personal and RPI credentials separate - use different accounts or tools.
Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) or passwordless login wherever available.
To maintain secure password management practices in accordance with RPI IT policies you should not store institutional passwords in personal Chrome profiles, in particular your RCS password and any application passwords with access to RPI sensitive data.
Risks of Storing Institutional Passwords in Personal Chrome Profiles
The Rensselaer Digital Asset Management (DAM) tool allows anyone with an RCS ID to search and request downloads of images from special events like Commencement, Ph.D. hooding, and Colloquia. It also has the latest branding guidelines and logo's.
Institute policy states that email accounts obtained through third parties may not be used in conducting the business of the Institute. Ensuring compliance with the Rensselaer email policy is crucial for several reasons, including regulatory security requirements, operational efficiency, and maintaining a professional image.
Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, helping individuals protect themselves online as threats to technology and confidential data become more common.
Please review the featured resources (in Percipio - must login with RCS id) to learn more about how to protect yourself and thank you for your ongoing commitment in helping to ensure that everyone can be safe and secure online:
Please be aware of sophisticated phishing attempts targeting our community. Do not provide your Duo codes in response to any text messages, phone calls, emails, or other communication methods. These requests are fraudulent and designed to steal your information and compromise your RCS account.
Stay vigilant and protect your account. If you receive any suspicious requests, report them immediately.
Thank you for your cooperation.
MultiMedia Services wishes to inform the campus community that Webex LTI Legacy (formerly Webex Education Connector) has been upgraded in Blackboard to the new Webex LTI 1.3 connector. This is the final upgrade prior to the start of the semester, and brings in increased stability and features for utilizing Webex within a course in Blackboard.
As of June 2024, the Webex Education Connector — utilized to embed Webex meetings in a course in Blackboard — has been migrated to the Webex LTI Legacy tool. This tool has been updated and improved, and has a new look, so instructors are requested to please be sure that they become familiar with the new tool prior to the semester. More improvements will be rolling out the week of August 19.
If you have any questions, please submit a Support Request to contact Multimedia Services.
Multimedia Services is thrilled to announce that recording video via Mediasite Capture is available to all users of the MyMediasite platform. A browser-based recorder which can be used to record camera and/or shared desktop, plus audio on any PC or Mac without the installation of a specialized client, Capture can be utilized to record classes or presentations in spaces not currently equipped with a Mediasite recorder. Once recorded, video will be uploaded to the Mediasite streaming platform and may be shared publicly, secured to the campus community, or included in a class.
