CIS Security Notices
- Josh Kanehen
- Micah Schaafsma
- Karen Park
Owned by Josh Kanehen
Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, time dedicated for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity.
Over the years it has grown into a collaborative effort between government and industry to enhance cybersecurity awareness, encourage actions by the public to reduce online risk,…
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month - CSA
It is CIS's responsibility to share some vital information about how to be safe while using the internet and managing yours and students' information.
Over the next few weeks, CIS will be releasing a weekly blog post that expands on four core topics for this year's CSA month: Phishing, Social Engineering (whaling), Passphrases for passwords, and Ransomware.
At the end of the month, there will be a quiz released to employees and students.…
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You can champion Cybersecurity Awareness Month by practicing and sharing the information we share this month with your friends and family. Each October, we try to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their personal data from digital forms of crime.
Now in its 19th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues to build momentum and impact.…
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As part of our ongoing efforts to better protect campus and reduce administrative costs, CIS has licensed Microsoft's Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all current Duo 2FA users and all Students at a lower cost than our current Employee-only coverage through Duo.
Extending this service to campus is both a best practice and will greatly reduce the number of compromised SPU student accounts,…
image2021-9-28_12-33-27.png The last 2 years have seen a dramatic increase in cybercrime. From 2019 to 2020, there was a 435% increase in ransomware attacks, digital attacks aimed at stealing private data and holding it for ransom. 80% of these attacks used fake emails, known as phishing, to trick people into giving up their personal information. Here at home, SPU students are scammed out of thousands of dollars every year by online scams and fraud. How can you protect yourself?…
original.jpgThe year 2020 broke all the records when it came to cybersecurity incidents. Driven by the pandemic and the shift to remote work, there were over 1.4M reports of identity theft https://www.welivesecurity.com/2021/02/03/identity-theft-spikes-amid-pandemic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wls-newsletter-050221 in the US, more than double the reported count in 2019. Malware increased by more than 350% https://www.helpnetsecurity.…
Warning From the U.S. Department of Education
Federal Student Aid (an office of the U.S. Department of Education), has issued a warning related to an ongoing IRS impersonation scam, as seen here https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/electronic-announcements/2021-04-12/technology-security-alert-irs-warns-postsecondary-institution-students-and-staff-impersonation-email-scam-ea-id-general-21-22 and copied below. Students and employees at institutions with ".…