University extension: a theoretical and practical approach to malicious activities in the home office, good practices and prevention

Abstract

The extension project, Physical and logical security in the organizational environment, a theoretical and practical approach, created in 2016, has Information Technology as its extension line, meets the UFSM extension policy and the Institutional Development Plan (PDI - CTISM /UFSM). Its main goal is to strengthen the link between the Educational Institution and the corporate environment, bringing alerts and good practices to the community to mitigate malicious activities in the use of the Internet. During the years of application, it was seen that university extension plays a much greater role than that of democratizing knowledge, as well as bringing the general community closer to the educational institution, adapting the research to the context of the general population. Becoming a means of interconnecting teaching with research and practice in the community. This article addresses the main results of the project mentioning the university extension guidelines through its main objective.