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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/22/2026

Posted on Oct 22, 2026
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This news brief tells you about the importance of updating your software.

Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Cybersecurity Awareness Month / feature / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/14/2026

Posted on Oct 14, 2026
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This news brief tells you about the importance of reporting phishing. It also reminds you of the annual Cybersecurity Awareness Training.

Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Cybersecurity Aware / Email / feature / Phishing / Reporting Phishing & Junk Emails / Risk / security awareness training

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/07/2026

Posted on Oct 07, 2026
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This news brief gives you information on Multifactor Authentication, the week two topic for 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Cybersecurity Awareness Month / feature / Multifactor Authentication / security awareness training

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/01/2026

Posted on Oct 01, 2026
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This news brief tells you about Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the 2026 theme Don’t Make It Easy For Them. This week tells you about secure passwords and password managers, as well as give a reminder about Cybersecurity Awareness Training.

Security Awareness Newsletters / Services / Cybersecurity / Cybersecurity Awareness Month / feature / Password Managers / Passwords

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 09/23/2026

Posted on Sep 23, 2026
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This news brief tells you about some current threats, a non-threat, and gives reminders about some important information.

Current Non-Threats / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / AI / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Microsoft 365 / Risk / Scam / Smishing / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 09/09/2026

Posted on Sep 09, 2026
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This news brief lets you know about a current threat and a non-threat. It also reminds you about graymail and UT’s AI matrix.

Current Non-Threats / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Services / AI / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Graymail / Important Information

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 08/28/2026

Posted on Aug 28, 2026
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This news brief tells you about the new graymail management, as well as UT’s AI matrix. It also reminds everyone about the pension/retirement threat.

Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Services / AI / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Important Information / Scam

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 08/12/2026

Posted on Aug 12, 2026
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This news brief tells you of two current ongoing threats and reminds you of several Microsoft End of Support dates.

Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / End of Support Dates / feature / Phishing

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 08/07/2026

Posted on Aug 07, 2026
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This news brief tells you about this year’s IT Security Awareness training.

Policies and Procedures / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / feature / Important Information / security awareness training

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 07/22/2026

Posted on Jul 22, 2026
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This news brief tells you about important changes coming for two-factor authentication.

Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Duo / feature / Multifactor Authentication

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Sandy Lindsey
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Information Technology Services
The University of Tennessee
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2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7292; (865) 806-5224
sandy@tennessee.edu

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