July 2, 2020
Working from home isn’t new for everyone, but it is a novelty for so many people to be attending classes and working from home all at once. And when it comes to information security, wherever there’s a novelty, there’s a potential vulnerability and there are always cybercriminals and other adversaries waiting to take advantage of…
Stolen laptops are a common cause of unauthorized disclosure and loss of data at universities. If your laptop is lost or stolen, resulting in a breach of personal information, Washington state law requires notification within 30 days to anyone impacted by the breach. Learn best practices to secure personal and UW institutional data on laptops…
We’ve updated “Phishing at UW,” a 9-minute online training featuring things to know, things to do, and links to resources for protecting personal and UW data from cyberthieves and other adversaries. Go to training More Articles
June 2, 2020
Ransomware, a form of malicious software that locks up data, systems, and networks until a sum of money is paid to cyberthieves, is making headlines for various reasons this week. Microsoft issued an advisory warning organizations worldwide to take measures to protect themselves against PonyFinal, a relatively new strain of ransomware leveraged in “human-operated” attacks….
May 19, 2020
CARES Scam Things To Do Example CARES Scam Various forms of a scam attempting to leverage news about The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is targeting UW students. An example phishing email is below. Check the Phishing Examples page for updated examples, but please note that there will likely be many more…
May 12, 2020
Summary When an update to OpenSSL is applied, we recommend rebooting your device or computer. This is the best way to ensure that the update has been completely applied. Because you may not always know when OpenSSL is in use, you must ensure that all updates are consistently applied in a timely fashion to all…