SLIPPERY ROCK — As Slippery Rock University students, faculty and staff continue to learn and work remotely, SRU is taking greater precautions to protect the campus from online threats.

During the next three months, any person with an sru.edu email address will be prompted to use a two-step verification process to access information protected by their SRU login credentials.

This means that when SRU students, faculty or staff attempt to log in to their SRU email, MySRU, D2L or any other SRU online system, for the first time from a particular location or device, they will be prompted by a separate method to confirm that they are attempting to log in.

The second step of verification can be completed by responding to a text message, automated phone call, email sent to an alternate address or by downloading and using a Microsoft Authenticator app.

Once the security protocols are implemented, SRU users will be prompted when logging in to their accounts to set up their preferred second step of verification.

The process will be first implemented for SRU staff beginning Nov. 11. After that, other faculty and staff will begin to see these prompts, followed by students on or after Nov. 25. The protocols will be campus-wide by mid-January 2021.