Loyola Information Security Blog

Beware of a new phishing attempt going around asking users to follow a link to access some e-mail messages. The Information Security Office has received many notifications of this e-mail floating around. The e-mail format is as follows: “Subject: Re: Urgent/Important Maintainance Dear user@luc.edu, In regards to the ongoing maintainance. Some of your important messages […]

  Sans has just released the February issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Cheryl Conley of Lockheed Martin, we focus on securing your home network. With so many devices nowadays connecting to people’s homes, we felt it was important that people understand how to secure them. As such, we ask you share OUCH! with your family, friends, […]

Sans has released the March edition of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Lenny Zeltser, we focus on malware. Specifically, what malware is and the key steps you can take to protect yourself against it. (Hint: it’s not just anti-virus software.) As such, we ask you share OUCH! with your family, friends, and coworkers. […]

Check out the April issue of OUCH! led by Guest Editor Samantha Davison, head of security awareness at Uber. Samantha discusses the topic “I’m Hacked, Now What.” More specifically, she describes clues you can use to tell if your system has been hacked, and, if so, what you can do about it. This is a […]

Early this morning, Loyola email users may have noticed an email in their inbox that appears ot come from a legitimate source containing a Word document that has an embedded program that attempts to install ransomware named “Locky” The email looks to be from: ebilling@angelsprings.com and has the subject line: “Your Latest Documents from Angel […]

  May 5 is World Password Day, an annual effort to encourage safe password practices. The World Password Day 2016 theme is multi-factor authentication (MFA) – also called two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification – which provides an extra layer of security to your online activities. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a proud champion […]

We are excited to announce the May issue of OUCH! This month, led by the infamous James Lyne, we focus on the Internet of Things (IoT). Specifically, we discuss what IoT is, how IoT impacts our personal lives, and what we can do to protect IoT devices.  As such, we ask you share OUCH! with […]

Beware of a new email phishing scam that is targeting Loyola. The email will be similar to the text below, and contains a link to a non-Loyola site that will collect your user credentials.  The linked site is now blocked for users on the University network.   Your LUC mailbox has exceeded it storage limit […]

SANS has released their January edition of OUCH! This month Guest Editor Lori Rosenberg focuses on securing your new tablet. With the holidays over, we figured this was the perfect time for people to secure all of their new mobile devices. As such, we ask you share OUCH! with your family, friends and coworkers.   […]

What is believed to be the first JavaScript-based ransomware-as-service is spreading. Because of the way it works, Called Ransom32, it is likely to be able to infect multiple operating systems including Windows Mac and Linux. It is generally spread via phishing type email and is contained in a self executing ZIP file attachment that is […]