Did you spot January’s Secure UD phishing test?

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted January’s phishing test email! As always, you should forward this, or any other suspicious or questionable email, to reportaphish@udel.edu. Even if you click on a phishing link, always report the message. When it’s a UD...

Did you spot December’s Secure UD phishing test?

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted December’s phishing test email! As always, you should forward this, or any other suspicious or questionable email, to reportaphish@udel.edu. Even if you click on a phishing link, always report the message. When it’s a UD...

Protect yourself from travel fraud

During the holiday season, there will be an influx of travelers across the US visiting friends and family. As demand increases, there will be a dramatic increase in the cost of traveling. As a result, people will be looking for the best and cheapest deals available to...

November MS Patch Vulnerabilities

Recommending expedited patching for any system using Microsoft MQ, Azure CLI, or Hyper-V. There are critical rated patches for impacting these systems.  Normal patching and testing for all other services.  There are Microsoft Office patches as well so please...

Did you spot November’s Secure UD phishing test?

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted November’s phishing test email! As always, you should forward this, or any other suspicious or questionable email, to reportaphish@udel.edu. Even if you click on a phishing link, always report the message. When it’s a UD...

Did you spot October’s Secure UD phishing test?

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted October’s phishing test email! As always, you should forward this, or any other suspicious or questionable email, to reportaphish@udel.edu. Even if you click on a phishing link, always report the message. When it’s a UD...

October MS Patch Vulnerabilities

Recommending expedited patching for any system using Microsoft MQ, Microsoft Exchange, or the Routing and Remote Access Service . There are 9 critical rated patches for Routing and Remote Access Service and 15 for MS MQ.  Please patch as soon as possible if using...

Recognizing and Reporting Phishing

Recognizing a phishing email is always a challenge. As artificial intelligence advances, and as more devices and users get connected with the Internet, it’s important for everyone to learn how to identify phishing emails and protect UD and yourself from these...

Password Management Best Practices

How to create a secure password Passwords are our first defense against unauthorized access to our online information. When it comes to passwords, length is more secure than complexity. For example, an 8-character password with upper and lowercase letters, numbers and...

2023 Secure UD Security Awareness Education

By completing your Security Awareness Education, you are helping UD reduce the risk of data breaches, malware infections, phishing attempts, and other malicious activities. This knowledge and skills will help you keep your data and UD’s data safe. Like last year, this...