SECURE UD NEWS

Curious how privacy regulations have evolved over the years? Check out our timeline of privacy laws’ “greatest hits.” United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) The UDHR was put forth by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December...

The University’s Privacy Program: A Compliance Resource for Handling Personally Identifiable Information By: Patricia Shea, Chief Privacy Officer, UD While information “security” focuses on safeguarding information once you have it, information “privacy” addresses,...

The President’s executive committee approved the University of Delaware Information Security Events Reporting policy on December 3, 2021. UD’s Information Security Event Reporting policy addresses a missing element of UD’s security response process. This policy is...

Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! To celebrate we’re sharing our ideas for how you can become a little more cyber-secure through awareness, action, and education. Phishers are getting more sophisticated - and so are we! Have you noticed that it’s getting trickier...

In order to address aging infrastructure, security concerns, and accessibility needs, UDIT started migrating UD Capture videos off of the old UD Capture platform in 2019. This is the final reminder to migrate any UD Capture videos created before 2019 to the new...

Whether you’re an IT professional or a casual technology user, you should take advantage of the many opportunities available at UD and beyond to expand your knowledge of cybersecurity. Employee education is the first line of defense in securing our use of technology...

It often seems that computers have become so reliable over the years that you don’t need to bother making backups. Computer components like memory and disk storage don’t fail often. But a hardware failure isn’t the only way you could lose your computer files. And,...

The fall of 2021 represents more than just the start of a new academic year; it’s a new beginning, and a chance to return to a more normal year at the University of Delaware. As we all have taken steps to protect and maintain our good health, it’s important to keep in...

Ransomware is malicious software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system and its data until a “ransom” is paid. Consequences of a ransomware attack can be severe and there is no guarantee a user will recover...

What is social engineering? Social engineering, in broad terms, is the act of influencing someone to take a specific action. Social engineers use our human nature against us. They manipulate our trust in order to get us to do what they want, whether that’s...