SECURE UD NEWS
2024-25 Security Awareness Education is now available
This year's security awareness training is now available. If you are required to take this training, you would have received an enrollment email on Sept 9th. There are a few changes from last year, so here is what to expect: A short, compliance-mandated,...
An Increase in Phishing/Smishing Attempts at the University
We’re seeing more sophisticated phishing attacks targeting the entire University community— including faculty, staff, students, and alumni—with alluring messages designed to deceive you into revealing sensitive information. One recurring scheme attempts to strike fear...
State of Delaware Library Ransomware Hack: what you need to know
What happened? On Friday, September 20th, Delaware state library computer systems were compromised and taken offline due to a ransomware attack. The state has promised not to pay any ransom and will rebuild the servers from backups. The FBI is investigating the...
It’s October, a.k.a. Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, celebrated annually in October, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness about the importance of protecting personal and organizational data from cyber threats. It serves as a platform to educate individuals, businesses, and...
New AI Guidance to be released soon
The AI Guidance document for the University, “Principles for Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools and Services” is under review and will be released soon. PC Shea, the University’s Privacy Officer, has facilitated and coordinated this effort at UD, and will...
2024-25 Security Awareness Education to be released Sept. 9
This year’s Security Awareness training will be released on September 9th, and it has two parts: (1) A compliance-mandated, interactive video, presented in multiple short segments that may be viewed by segment or all at once - whatever fits your schedule. This...
Introducing the Phish Alert Button (PAB): a new tool to help protect the UD community
In early September 2024, IT Security will be launching the Phish Alert Button (PAB) through our security awareness and phishing platform, KnowBe4. The PAB will be enabled for both Gmail and Exchange and will provide users a quick and safe way to report suspicious...
Back to school with security in mind
Congratulations on being at UD! Whether you’re a new or returning student, faculty or staff member, the start of the school year is a good time to think about making sure you are ready to keep your technology and your personal information safe! As higher...
It Happened to Us
by “Anonymous” For a couple of days we were getting calls to our home phone, but when we answered, no one was there. It seemed odd—were they prank calls? Fundraising? No caller ID was displayed. Then, we realized that my husband’s email accounts hadn’t received the...
The Importance of Phishing Campaigns
Have you noticed how many emails you get every day? According to earthweb.com, the average person receives 100 to 120 emails per day. Surprisingly, 1 in every 99 of those emails is a phishing attack and 85% are spam. Every day hundreds of millions of phishing emails...