The Office of Cybersecurity manages the university’s risk-reduction efforts through data protection, ongoing diagnostics, cybersecurity awareness training and policies and procedures to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive information.
There’s an active phishing campaign on campus in which the attacker impersonates a payroll & employees relations specialist sending information about a pay increase. The email asks recipients to click an attached PDF.
In an active phishing campaign to UW email addresses, scammers prompt you to enter your NetID and password on a fake profile page. The scammers then use this information to change your direct deposit information.
LastPass is a password manager available to faculty, staff and students. Though LastPass experienced a security incident late last year, we believe using it continues to be low risk.
Don’t get scammed by IRS impersonators or make a poor choice on tax preparers. Protect your money and personal information with these tips. And a reminder: Take these steps if you get a suspicious email.
Microsoft has recently revised the severity for SPNEGO Extended Negotiation security mechanism (NEGOEX) vulnerability to critical from its previous High severity from the September 2022 patch release. The vulnerability is being tracked as CVE-2022-37958.
There’s an active phishing campaign on campus in which the attacker impersonates a benefits specialist offering a $3,500 end-of-year bonus. The email asks recipients to click a link leading to a fake benefits site where they’re prompted to enter login information.
The Cybersecurity Operations Center and Information Technology’s Office 365 email team have been tracking an increase in spam email messages promoting adult websites. Some of these messages include links to tech support scam webpages.
What should you do if you get an MFA-Duo push notification that you didn’t request? How can you find out if your email or phone number was compromised in a data breach? And what the heck is “vishing?” Go on our scavenger hunt for Cybersecurity Awareness Month and find out!