Overview As the holiday season approaches, millions of people will be traveling. If you are among the many, here are some tips to help keep you cyber savvy and safe. Mobile Devices Bring as few devices as you can. The fewer devices you bring while traveling, the fewer devices that can be lost or stolen. […]
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO • December 3, 2021
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Here’s the Latest from our Cyber Security Awareness Mascot Phinn
November 22nd, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
To close out Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we asked all Ramblers to remember that we have a shared responsibility in keeping our community safe and secure online. More than ever before, we are spending significantly more time on our connected devices, whether it be at home or on campus. As our online presence grows, so do […]
Latest Fake Job Attempt Dog Sitting
October 29th, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
Here is the latest attempt at getting you to cough up money in exchange for a fake job. Remember is something is too good to be true, it probably is. The link will ask you for your email address and password. Please do not provide that information and delete the email. From: LieREDACTED, AleREDACTED <aliREDACTED@luc.edu> […]
Latest Attempt to Scam Victims Out of Money
October 5th, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
The latest Phish appears to come from an LUC alumni account. The Subject is Position. The body of the email contains no links but contains the following text: Work from home part-time personal assistant for $800 a week: Students who are interested in filling out this position are to provide a non edu email address […]
Cyber Awareness Month: Mobile Security
September 29th, 2021
by Aleksandra Stosovic
Week 2 – Mobile Device Security
Cyber Awareness Month: Password Security
September 29th, 2021
by Aleksandra Stosovic
Week 1 – Password Security
Be on Alert for this Latest Phishing Scam
September 24th, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
The Information Security Office was alerted to this phishing scam that is designed to trick the victim into providing banking information as a means of direct deposit in exchange for a fake job that does not exist. Once the banking information is provided, the hacker withdraws a large sum of money from your account. Generally […]
Another Paid Position Phishing Scam
September 23rd, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
We are again seeing one of the more common ones that attempts to get you to email your banking information to the scammer in exchange for a non-existent job. The way these work is that they “hire” you and ask for your routing and account number so that you can get “paid”. The scammer then […]
Microsoft warns of a Windows zero-day security hole that is being actively exploited
September 10th, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
In a security advisory, Microsoft has warned that malicious hackers are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Windows to launch targeted attacks against organizations. According to Microsoft, attacks exploiting the vulnerability have targeted companies via boobytrapped Microsoft Office documents. In short, a typical timeline of infection might go something like this: One of your users downloads […]
SANS OUCH! – Securely Using the Cloud
August 5th, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
Note: This article from SANS discusses how to securely store data in the cloud. Please be aware that the ONLY approved storage service for Loyola University Chicago data is Loyola’s OneDrive or SharePoint. Overview You may have heard of a concept called “the cloud.” This means using a service provider on the internet to […]