The holiday season is the perfect time for cybercriminals to take advantage of unsuspecting online shoppers. When you go to the grocery store or local shop, it’s habit to grab your reusable bags, lock the car, and make sure you’ve safely put away your credit card or cash before heading home with the day’s purchases. […]
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Don’t let “FREE” cost you July 3, 2018 by Emma Fletcher Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC When a company says you can try its product for free, you might think, why not? Here’s why not: You could end up paying a lot of money for that free trial. Scammers often use free trial […]
iTunes email scam
The Office of Information Systems would like to notify university personnel of the following iTunes email scam. The email usually appears to be sent by the University President, Executive VP, or a Department Head. The report also states the group sending out this email scam are making improvements to and tailoring the email as they […]
Secure Remote Access—Easy as A, B, C
It is well publicized that today’s attackers are ever vigilant in their attempts to uncover weak points in networks, computers, and mobile devices to establish a foothold and leverage vulnerabilities, thus resulting in the compromise of critical assets or personal information. Areas of concern that can lead to a breach include the lack of physical […]
GDPR Phishing Emails
With the new EU GDPR personal security law taking affect soon many companies are sending out updated online privacy policy agreements for users to acknowledge. Cyber criminals are taking advantage of this opportunity by sending out phishing attacks using spoofed email accounts with malware links. If you are unsure of the validity of these requests […]