by Lauren | Oct 27, 2015 | Security
The last week of National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2015 is a perfect time to remind the University of Delaware community of the importance of selecting strong passwords. The combination of a strong password and, when available, two-factor authentication (2FA) is...
by Lauren | Oct 20, 2015 | Security
Security breaches occur when data is not sufficiently protected. In many cases, the user of a computer, tablet or smartphone may not even know that there’s exposed sensitive data on that device. Identity Finder is scanning software that identifies instances of...
by Lauren | Oct 14, 2015 | Information Technologies, Security
The year 2015 has been an especially dangerous one. University of Delaware Information Technologies (IT) has noticed a rise in the number of phishing attacks on the University community. Even more disturbing, there’s a corresponding rise in the number of spear...
by Lauren | Oct 5, 2015 | Security
Oct. 1 marked the beginning of the 12th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), a campaign by the National Cyber Security Alliance to educate the public about computer and information safety. For the month of October, University of Delaware Information...
by Lauren | Jun 8, 2015 | Information Technologies, Security
University of Delaware IT has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to test the security of UD’s IT infrastructure and the awareness of its employees. As part of the DHS tests, a simulated phishing attack was launched against UD accounts. Three...
by Lauren | May 18, 2015 | Information Technologies, Security
Hackers targeted about 2,000 members of the University of Delaware community by sending a phishing message to their UD email inboxes on Friday, May 15, according to UD Information Technologies (IT). The message claimed that an individual’s email account had exceeded...
