Loyola Information Security Blog

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 […]

Several Loyola staff and faculty have received an email that appears to be from a Loyola ITS department requesting that they verify the “security of their account.” Clicking their “Loyola Security” link will bring you to a non-Loyola webpage. From what we understand the page’s intent is to only harvest information, namely the UVID and password. […]

Reminder:  Mandatory HIPAA Training for all full-time Staff is currently in progress and must be completed by 8/31.  Check your email, which was sent last week,  for your assigned tool (SANS or CITI) and instructions on how to complete.

Reminder: Mandatory HIPAA training for full-time staff is due by 8/31. Reminders were sent today to staff who have not yet completed their training.