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    • January Edition of OUCH!: Mobile Apps

    January 14th, 2015

    by Mykael Baig

    SANS has released their January edition of OUCH!, covering how to securely use mobile apps. “We are excited to announce the January issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Chris Crowley, we cover how to securely use mobile apps.  Since many of you have new mobile devices after the holidays, we figured this was a perfect time […]

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    University Employee Payroll Scam

    University Employee Payroll Scam

    January 15th, 2015

    by Mykael Baig

    Earlier this week the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and FBI sent out a report regarding a phishing scam targeting university employees. Users are receiving e-mails about a change in their human resource status and are sent to a link to website to address this change. The link sends the victims to a page that looks […]

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    January 15, 2015 Phishing Report

    January 15, 2015 Phishing Report

    January 15th, 2015

    by Mykael Baig

    Recently the Information Security Office has noticed many instances of a phishing scam requesting users to download a document from Drop-Box for their financial records. The e-mail contains many different sections that may seem legitimate, but you should NOT open the link or respond to the e-mail. Please note that the download link in the body […]

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    February Edition of OUCH!: Staying Secure on the Road

    February 5th, 2015

    by Mykael Baig

    SANS has released their February edition of OUCH!, covering “how to securely stay online and get work done while traveling.” “We are excited to announce the February issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Steve Armstrong, we cover how to securely stay online and get work done while traveling.  With more and more people […]

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    March issue of OUCH!: Online Gaming

    March 5th, 2015

    by Christopher Campbell

    SANS has released their February edition of OUCH!, covering “how you and your family can game online, but do it securely and safely.” “We are excited to announce the March issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Jake Williams, we cover online gaming.  Specifically, how you and your family can game online, but […]

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    March 17, 2015 Phishing Report

    March 17th, 2015

    by Mykael Baig

    Over the past several weeks, the Help Desk and Information Security Office have received complaints of numerous spam e-mails claiming that “Your e-mail account was LOGIN today by Unknown IP address:”. The subject line is generally “Support” and the e-mail instructs the user to “click on the Administrator link below and LOGIN”, which then provides a bogus link […]

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    April Edition of OUCH!: Passphrases

    April 1st, 2015

    by Mykael Baig

    SANS has released their April edition of OUCH!, covering passphrases, and why they are better than passwords. “We are excited to announce the April issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Guy Bruneau, we cover passphrases.  Specifically, what passphrases are, why they are better than passwords and how to use them securely.  As always, […]

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    November Edition of OUCH!: Social Engineering

    November 11th, 2014

    by Mykael Baig

    SANS has released their November edition of OUCH!, covering social engineering. “We are excited to announce the November issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Alissa Torres, we cover Social Engineering.  Specifically, we explain what it is, how cyber attackers use social engineering to get what they want and the different ways people […]

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    Apple Pay – How It Works

    October 21st, 2014

    by Mykael Baig

    As you’ve probably heard, Apple flipped the switch on it’s new payment system that it hopes will replace all the plastic cards in our wallets with virtual ones that live within our phones (note: card data is not actually stored there, but more on that later). Many analysts have said that this new payment system […]

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    Microsoft Ending Support for Older Versions of Internet Explorer

    August 11th, 2014

    by Mykael Baig

    Starting on January 12, 2016, Microsoft is going to stop releasing updates for versions of Internet Explorer earlier than IE 11. While this won’t be an issue for most Windows 8 users, users who are still using Windows Vista and Windows 7 will need to ensure that their version of Internet Explorer is updated within […]

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