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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 02/19/2025

Posted on Feb 19, 2025

picture with four smartphones each displaying a different kind of multifactor authentication

This news brief tells you about a non-threat. It also continues the multifactor authentication conversation and tells how to correctly report phishing and junk emails.

Ask Your CISO / Current Non-Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Duo / Email / feature / Multifactor Authentication / Reporting Phishing & Junk Emails / Security Tips

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/24/2024

Posted on Oct 24, 2024

Statement to remind you to update your software

This news brief includes tips on updating your software, as well as a question about data breach notifications.

Ask Your CISO / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Cybersecurity Awareness Month / feature / security awareness training / Training / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 09/18/2024

Posted on Sep 18, 2024

This news brief lets you know about a current non-threat. It also explains the purpose of the newsletters.

Ask Your CISO / Current Non-Threats / Cybersecurity / Email / feature

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 08/29/2024

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

Laptop screen with a hand coming out to take money and a credt card

This news brief tells about two current threats, gives important reminders, and includes a question for Ask you CISO.

Ask Your CISO / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Browsers / Cybersecurity / DocuSign / Email / feature / Phishing / Risk / Scam / Spear Phishing

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 05/09/2024

Posted on May 09, 2024

Keyboard with "Cybercrime" in red on one key and hands coming from the key

This news brief includes information about two current threats, reporting cybercrime, the Acceptable Use Plan, and Duo push alerts. It also includes a question about surveys for Ask Your CISO.

Ask Your CISO / Current Threats / Policies and Procedures / Security Awareness Newsletters / AUP / Cybersecurity / DocuSign / Email / feature / MFA / Multifactor Authentication / Phishing / Reporting Cybercrime / Scam

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/20/2024

Posted on Mar 20, 2024

Picture of the word "scam" with a drawn person holding up hand and has a red circle with a line through it.

This news brief tells you about two current threats, answers a great question in Ask Your CISO, and tells you about a new form.

Ask Your CISO / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / AUP / Block Sender / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Fraud / Malware / Phishing / Risk / Scam / Spear Phishing

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/06/2024

Posted on Mar 06, 2024

Drawing of a man in a suit pointing at the word "access"

This news brief reminds you not to click on Duo alerts that you did not initiate. It also reminds you why you need to include Internet headers when reporting email scams.

Ask Your CISO / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Multifactor Authentication / Risk / Scam

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/12/2023

Posted on Oct 12, 2023

This news brief tells you about a new “job offer” scam. It also answers a user’s question about the Dark Web and gives you instructions for turning on MFA.

Ask Your CISO / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Cybersecurity Awareness Month / Dark Web / Email / feature / MFA / Risk / Scam

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 09/13/2023

Posted on Sep 13, 2023

Computer with monitor and the monitor says "You have been hacked!"

This news brief tells about a malware issue, answers a user’s question, tells you about some updates you need to be sure you have, and reminds you about the changes in the security awareness training.

Ask Your CISO / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / feature / Malware / Risk / Scam / security awareness training / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 07/19/2023

Posted on Jul 19, 2023

mouse and a keyboard with a "get me out of here" button

This news brief discusses a current non-threat email from UT System. It also discusses several current threats and answers a user’s question about blocking certain phone calls.

Ask Your CISO / Current Non-Threats / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Phishing / Risk / Scam / Updates