The Office of Information systems has been notified of an email scam targeting our employees. These emails are coming from spoofed Gmail accounts. The perpetrators are creating relevant-looking Gmail accounts (Spoofs) of some supervisors, department heads, deans, and other leaders. If you receive an email from your Supervisor, Director, Dean, or Department Head asking you […]
Data Security Awareness
Holiday Cyber 2021
As we move into the holiday season, the Office of Information Systems would like to remind you that identity and credit card thieves will be increasing their efforts to steal your information. If you’re planning on doing any holiday shopping online, consider setting up a PayPal account to help secure your credit information. With […]
CAMPUS-WIDE SECURITY ALERT!
The Office of Information Security would like to remind everyone to please be careful and review all emails, phone calls, and text messages concerning end-of-year processing and bill collection. These will usually come with short notices and need “immediate” attention. Threat actors are busy at this time of the year and count on short notices […]
12 Simple Things You Can Do to Be More Secure Online
Article By: Neil J. Rubenking & Jill Duffy Updated March 19, 2021 on: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/12-simple-things-you-can-do-to-be-more-secure-online Are you worried that the IRS might expose the personal data you submitted when filing taxes online, or that the DMV might spill all your personal information? That’s not paranoid; it’s rational. High-level breaches can and do happen, and there’s nothing […]
Internet Safety During Tax Season
Yes, I know, taxes are the last thing you want to think about. But it’s something we all have to do, so we might as well take the time to put some thought into it! Electronic filing of taxes is popular, especially this year with all the changes to the traditional tax season, but you […]