Loyola Information Security Blog

Have I Been Hacked? No matter how secure you are, sooner or later you may have an accident and become hacked. Below are clues you might have been hacked and if so, what to do. Your Online Accounts Family or friends say they are receiving unusual messages or invites from you that you know you did not […]

Several staff and faculty have received an email that appears to be From Fr. Regan who recently transitioned from Loyola University Chicago to Fordham University.  Although the email appears legitmate, the email address is misspelled. Rather than the correct spelling “Jesuit” it is spelled “jesiut”.  The email appears as below. Although there is no malicious […]

6 Zoom Tips to Make Your Meetings More Secure Send out Meeting Invites One good practice to implement is to send attendees meeting invites. You can do this through Microsoft Outlook. This will give you more control over who can attend your meeting or webinar. In Microsoft Outlook, attendees can RSVP so you’ll have a […]

Below is the most recent phishing email and website we have seen. Similar to past emails, this scam attempts to trick users into entering personal account information (e.g. username/password). Users should not click any links in this email and should delete it right away. As a reminder, Loyola will never ask for your password or […]

Date Published Topic Link May 2023 Shoulder Surfing UISO Newsletter May 2023 January 2023 Recognizing and Reporting Phishing UISO Newsletter January 2023 September 2022 Key Benefits of Using a Password Manager UISO Newsletter September 2022 May 2022 How to Spot a Job Scam UISO Newsletter May 2022 December 2021 How to Spot a Fake Conference […]

What is HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule to implement […]

What is Identity Theft? Identity theft happens when a criminal steals information about you and uses that information to commit fraud, such as requesting unemployment benefits, tax refunds, or a new loan or credit card in your name. If you don’t take precautions, you may end up paying for products or services that you didn’t buy and dealing […]

Here is the latest from the University Information Security Office. https://blogs.luc.edu/uiso/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-Spring-UISO_Newsletter.pdf  

Several Loyola staff and faculty have received an email that appears to be from a Loyola email address requesting that they change their password. The link in the email will open to a page that looks to be an official Password Change page from the university.  Although this page is not in the normal Loyola […]

We are excited to announce the June issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Francesca Bosco, a privacy lawyer at the United Nations, we focus on encryption. Far too often we tell people to encrypt their information and their devices, but many people do not understand what encryption is, how it works or […]