You are a champion: How you help protect UD

Oct 19, 2018 | Newsletter

Week 3 of National Cyber Security Awareness Month is all about cybersecurity on the job. Although most of us don’t have security-related titles, we all use data and technology. To cybercriminals, that means each of us is a potential target. In the last month alone,...

Cybersecurity = Job Security

Oct 12, 2018 | Newsletter

Cybersecurity needs are growing, and fast. So fast, in fact, that it’s outpacing the talent pool by staggering margins—a recent report by Cybersecurity Ventures predicts there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity job openings by 2021. For many professionals,...

“President on line 1…”: CEO fraud and how we stop it

Sep 28, 2018 | Newsletter

Our community recently reported a spate of phishing scams imitating University leadership—including President Dennis Assanis—and demanding everything from wire transfers to large numbers of iTunes gift cards. BEC (business email compromise, aka “CEO...

3 things you can do tonight to protect your home and family

Sep 28, 2018 | Newsletter

Most of us probably remember our parents advising us to look both ways before crossing the street, or to never touch a hot stove. But how many of us can recall parental guidance—or have talked to our own children—about how to secure our social media accounts, or how...

Did you spot September’s SecureUD Phishing test?

Sep 24, 2018 | Phishing

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted September’s test phishing email! This email was sent as part of the Secure UD “Take a BITE out of phish!” campaign, a University initiative to raise our community’s awareness about phishing attacks, their...

UDel community reports immigration document vishing scam

Sep 5, 2018 | Phishing

Several members of our campus community have reported receiving robocalls in Chinese. The message, translated by our partners in UD’s English Language Institute, claims that a package is waiting for you at the Chinese Embassy. The message goes on to explain that...

Did you spot August’s SecureUD Phishing test?

Aug 27, 2018 | Phishing

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted August’s test phishing email! This email was sent as part of the Secure UD “Take a BITE out of phish!” campaign, a University initiative to raise our community’s awareness about phishing attacks, their consequences,...

Don’t be fooled by this new “extortion” email, it’s a scam

Aug 10, 2018 | Phishing

A new phishing scam has been reported on the University’s campus, and it would not be out of place in an episode of Black Mirror. In fact, it is disturbingly similar to the “Shut Up and Dance” episode. Basically, the attackers use an old password in...

Did you spot July’s SecureUD Phishing test?

Jul 27, 2018 | Phishing

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted July’s test phishing email! This email was sent as part of the Secure UD “Take a BITE out of phish!” campaign, a University initiative to raise our community’s awareness about phishing attacks, their consequences, and...

Did you spot June’s SecureUD Phishing test?

Jun 25, 2018 | Phishing

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted June’s test phishing email! This email was sent as part of the Secure UD “Take a BITE out of phish!” campaign, a University initiative to raise our community’s awareness about phishing attacks, their consequences, and...