The internet is an incredible tool for learning and sharing information, but it poses a cybersecurity threat. To keep hackers from stealing your personal information, K-State uses geolocation to safeguard accounts from being compromised by utilizing IP information. If suspicious activity is recognized, the user will receive an email notification of the activity with recommendations on the next steps, which could include updating account passwords.
How does geolocation work?
Whenever you connect to the internet with your phone, computer or tablet, your device uses a unique identifier called an IP address. K-State can use IP-based geolocation to find the country or city where a device connects to our services and resources. Verifying this information is vital to avoid potential cyber threats. K-State only uses the data to determine typical login patterns for your account and then decide whether a new login is safe.
You may already use geolocation through online banking, video streaming, and gaming services. Geolocation technology can also be called geopositioning, geo-tracking, and geolocalization.
