There’s an active phishing campaign targeting university faculty, staff and students. The attacker impersonates the UW–Madison “IT Help Desk” and asks the recipient to “update email account.” Don’t click! Details here.
Beware of 2 active phishing campaigns on campus in which attackers impersonates UW–Madison employee support units. The campaigns’ email messages ask recipients to click a link to visit a fake COVID-19 benefits site, promising $2,300 in financial assistance.
Help others become more cyber secure by presenting at the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Forward! Submit your proposal by Jun 13 to showcase and share your knowledge.
Faculty and staff need to complete their Cybersecurity Awareness Training by Jun 30. All graduate and undergraduate employee and students will take the training in the fall.
More than 500 million LinkedIn profiles have been recently scraped, including accounts with @wisc.edu email addresses. Learn what this means and find out if your account was exposed in this or other security breaches.
The UW–Madison Office of Cybersecurity is rolling out Cybersecurity Awareness Training that must be completed by all faculty and staff (excluding graduate students and undergraduate student employees) by Jun 30.
The Office of Cybersecurity is aware of 2 active phishing campaigns in which the attacker impersonates UW–Madison IT service units. The latest phishing emails were sent the evening of Apr 6, but the attacks can occur at any time. Please be on the lookout.
We get it. If you’re getting vaccinated, you may be feeling a little excited. But if you take a selfie with your card and post it on social, you might be signing up for more than just being “vac-SEEN” by your friends and family.
The Internal Revenue Service warns of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to primarily target educational institutions, including students and staff who have “.edu” email addresses.
How does “gamification” make learning fun, while making you feel good? Why is it important and how is it connected to an upcoming campus rollout?