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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 05/12/2023

Posted on May 12, 2023

Hacker sitting at a laptop with everything in black.

This news brief explains a recent incident and tells about some updates that are needed.

Incident Response / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / feature / Malware / Risk / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 05/05/2023

Posted on May 05, 2023

Two laptops with arms sticking out to obtain an electronic signature

This week’s news brief discusses DocuSign and the best way to know if a signature request is legitimate; a new phishing scam, and a scam via regular mail. There is also a question about text scams in the Ask Your CISO section.

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

Password Managers

Posted on May 04, 2023

screen showing binary code in the background with a pair of hands reaching toward a laptop that says password protected on the screen

UTIA does not currently offer password managers, which means there is no support. However, I can tell you that I know several people who are using password managers. They all…

Services / Cybersecurity / feature / Passwords

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 04/27/2023

Posted on Apr 27, 2023

logos of many different social media apps

This news brief tells you about a current phishing attempt, as well as explains issues with TikTok.

Ask Your CISO / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Phishing / Risk

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 04/13/2023

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

Sign showing a camera and the words "Security Cameras in Use"

This week’s news brief highlights the Institute’s security camera procedures, answers a question about ChatGPT, and tells about some software updates.

Ask Your CISO / Policies and Procedures / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / feature / Risk / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/30/2023

Posted on Mar 30, 2023

cybercriminal with an envelope for mail scam

This news brief contains information about two phishing scams, additional information about DocuSign, and some Apple updates you need to know about.

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

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/22/2023

Posted on Mar 22, 2023

This news brief tells you about two current phishing attempts, as well as how to properly access and use DocuSign.

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

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/16/2023

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

This news brief contains a reminder about the classification survey, a new threat targeting students, important policy information about passwords, and some update information.

Ask Your CISO / Current Non-Threats / Current Threats / Policies and Procedures / Security Awareness Newsletters / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Passwords / Phishing / Policy / Risk / Updates

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/10/2023

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

globe with a laptop screen showing data being sorted

This news brief tells you about the upcoming classification survey, as well as a current phishing threat and a question about scanning for virus scanning.

Ask Your CISO / Current Non-Threats / Current Threats / Security Awareness Newsletters / Classification / Cybersecurity / Email / feature / Phishing / Scam / Virus Scanning

This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/01/2023

Posted on Mar 01, 2023

cell phone with exclamation point to indicate a scammer is watching

This news brief contains information about a non threat, as well as three current threats and a question about QR codes.

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