Did you spot March’s #SecureUD #Phishing test?

Mar 20, 2019 | Phishing

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted March’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,...

Be careful: Tax season is also tax scam season

Feb 28, 2019 | Phishing, Privacy, Telephone Scams

Every year, we warn the University community about tax phishing scams and tax-related identity theft scams. There are a number of ways scammers try to steal personal information in order to create false identities or claim tax refunds illegally. Let’s break them...

Meet Ken: UD’s new CISO

Feb 26, 2019 | Newsletter

This year, UD welcomed Ken Kurz, our new chief information security officer. With nearly 20 years of experience under his belt, Ken is ready to take on the challenges and opportunities that UD IT will face in addressing the growing needs of UD faculty, staff and...

Campus targeted by gift card fraud

Feb 26, 2019 | Newsletter, Phishing

Spear phishing for iTuna. I mean, iTunes… Some 91% of cyber attacks begin with a spear phishing email.* Phishing attacks have been on the rise at UD—keep reading to learn more about how to identify and protect yourself against these attacks. What is spear...

Did you spot February’s Secure UD Phishing test?

Feb 19, 2019 | Phishing

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted February’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,...

Did you spot January’s Secure UD Phishing Test?

Jan 30, 2019 | Phishing

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted January’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...

Privacy Resolutions

Jan 14, 2019 | Newsletter

5 resolutions you can make in 2019 to better protect your personal data:   1: Consider using a disposable email account Rather than giving out your work email for everything, try using different accounts for different purposes. Or, better yet, use a disposable email...

The Year in Review: Privacy in 2018

Jan 11, 2019 | Newsletter

Over the last few years, privacy has gotten increasing attention from many communities, from concerned citizens to watchdog groups to the halls of government. With several high-profile events in 2018, it looks like we’ll still be talking about privacy this year, and...

The Value of Your Information

Jan 11, 2019 | Newsletter

Hacking is a lucrative business, recent projections suggest that the cybercriminal industry generated $1.5 trillion in revenue in 2018. Data breaches and phishing scams contribute to the loss of millions of data records every day. In this industry, hackers are looking...

Payroll-related #phish with Spoofed Central Authentication System (CAS) Page Reported by Colleagues

Jan 9, 2019 | Phishing

A suspicious email with a link to a fake CAS login page was reported by several colleagues today. The email was purportedly sent from a generic “account@udel.edu” email account with the subject line “Payroll Notification.” Please review the original email with...