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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/13/2025

Posted on Mar 13, 2025
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This news brief answers some questions users had about the move from Google. It also includes some tips for managers of shared mailboxes.

Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Microsoft 365 / Security Tips

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/05/2025

Posted on Mar 05, 2025
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This news brief gives important information about an upcoming change, as well as details a current threat and some important security tips.

Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / feature / Microsoft 365 / Risk / Scam / Security Tips / Smishing / Text

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

Posted on Feb 19, 2025
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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, 02/12/2025

Posted on Feb 12, 2025
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This news brief tells you about a current non-threat, as well as a current threat that is recurring.

Current Non-Threats / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / Fake Health Alerts / feature / Phishing / Retirement / Scam

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 02/04/2025

Posted on Feb 04, 2025
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This news brief tells you about a current threat regarding direct deposits. It also gives tips for using Duo, tips for email, and how to run a full Defender sacan.

Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Duo / Email / feature / Multifactor Authentication / Risk / Scam / Security Tips / Virus Scanning

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 01/23/2025

Posted on Jan 23, 2025
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This news brief tells you about changes to the UT supported VPN.

Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / feature / Risk / VPN

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 01/15/2025

Posted on Jan 15, 2025
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This news brief lets you know about recurring email scams, some important updates you need, and some security tips and reminders.

Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Browsers / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Phishing / Risk / Scam / Security Tips / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 12/11/2024

Posted on Dec 11, 2024
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This news brief contains important information about BitLocker, policy changes, and one final reminder about security awareness training.

Policies and Procedures / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / encryption / feature / IT Standards / security awareness training / Security Initiatives

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 11/20/2024

Posted on Nov 20, 2024
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This news brief shares an update about the new way to report phishing attempts. It also tells you about a current non-threat, gives more tips for staying cybersecure during the holidays, and reminds you about required training.

Current Non-Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Phishing / Reporting Cybercrime / Reporting Phishing & Junk Emails / Scam / security awareness training

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 11/14/2024

Posted on Nov 14, 2024
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This news brief tells you about the new way to report phishing and junk email. It also tells you about on ongoing threat, gives tips for staying cybersecure while using social media, and reminds you about required training.

Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / Fake Health Alerts / feature / Phishing / Reporting Phishing & Junk Emails / Scam / security awareness training / Security Tips

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Sandy Lindsey
Chief Information Security Officer
Information Technology Services
The University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture

 

 

G061​ McCord Hall
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7292; (865) 806-5224
sandy@tennessee.edu

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