Loyola Information Security Blog

The UISO has been alerted to an email received by several Loyola community members. The email has the subject “INCOMING FAX REPORT” with a file attached. The attached file is a virus, and if executed, will infect your computer. If you receive this email, delete it immediately. If you every receive email that is questionable, […]

  Adobe has long been one of the premier providers of audio, video, and graphic editing software. Recently they have made the cloud an essential part of their business strategy, moving most of its services to subscription based platforms. Cyber attackers delivered a major blow to the company yesterday as Adobe announced that an intrusion […]

A new virus has been spreading throughout the ranks of the internet through various means: malicious emails, infected webpages, and infected file downloads. The damage can be quite extensive as you can lose access to every file on your hard drive unless you pay up to about $300 for the encryption key.

Loyola community, The UISO has been informed of several new incoming emails with malicious attachments.

As the holiday season approaches, it is important to be aware of seasonal scams and cyber campaigns.

Click here for the full size image. The poster above gives a great visual example of specific things to look out for when identifying a possible spam email. “The poster was developed as a community project. We would like to thank the following people for their invaluable expertise and experience in developing this poster. Cheryl […]

Apple has announced that there is a major security flaw in iOS and OS X last Friday, February 21st. The flaw allows emails and communications to be intercepted through means of a Man in the Middle Attack. Apple has released a patch for the current version of iOS for iPhones 4 and later along with […]

Today is World Backup Day. Take the time to backup your files on a USB stick or on something like Dropbox. Should you ever lose your device, you will still have precious files like family photos in the backup. World Backup Day Page Apple Backup Instructions Windows Backup Instructions

If you receive a email or see a Facebook post that claims to have photos or a video of the missing airliner, do not click it. Malware can be spread through these links and questionnaires that are asking for your personal information are being shared on Facebook. There is not a reputable entity that would […]

What is going on?! ———————————————————- On April 7, 2014 a simple coding flaw was discovered in OpenSSL. OpenSSL is an encryption library used, predominantly by Linux and Unix-based systems, to secure data as it traverses the Internet (keeps your data from getting in the hands of others). The coding flaw (CVE-2014-0160) was introduced into OpenSSL […]