Being “Smart” With Your Smartphone
Last month was National Cyber Security Awareness Month. To keep you thinking about security, this is the third of four tips based on current hot topics at the university. Being “Smart” With Your...
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Protecting Your NetID Password
You’ve probably heard by now that UVM has been subject to a computer system intrusion that has the potential to result in the malicious use of UVM NetIDs and passwords. Here’s the crux of the...
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Go Phish!
Defeating phishing emails and securing your inbox This post is part of a series contributed by the ISO’s 2019-2020 student intern Emily Connolly, ’20. It’s 8am on a Monday morning. You pour yourself a...
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“DUO” the Necessary Steps to Protect Yourself!
Enabling Multifactor Authentication This post is part of a series contributed by the ISO’s 2019-2020 student intern Emily Connolly, ’20. What is multifactor authentication? How do I use the DUO app?...
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Windows 7 Advisory
This post is part of a series contributed by the ISO’s 2019-2020 student intern Emily Connolly, ’20. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft support for Windows 7 will end, which means that version of...
View ArticleBOLO: COVID-themed Attacks
As COVID-19 continues to dominate the news cycle and daily life, the UVM Information Security Office would like the community to Be On the Look-Out (BOLO) for cyber criminals using COVID-19 as a theme...
View ArticleWhen the Attacks Aren’t Just Cyberattacks
5 min. read ISO intern Josh Baker contributed the “protecting others by protecting ourselves” theme to this article. Others have eloquently addressed the injustice that is the ongoing Russian...
View ArticleEverything Old Is New, Again
UVM technology leaders and staff are monitoring the news around emerging global cybersecurity threats as a result of recent sanctions against Russia. We continuously engage with partners across Higher...
View ArticleExpansion of Duo Protections
Dear UVM Community,As we noted last month, a significant expansion of Duo multifactor authentication will begin on March 13, and will continue over the next few months in multiple phases. We are...
View ArticleCritical Outlook Vulnerability – Patch ASAP!
On March 14th, Microsoft disclosed a critical security vulnerability that affects Outlook email clients running on Windows. Microsoft has released an update to address this vulnerability as part of...
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