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Security Awareness Newsletters

As a part of the Institute’s Security Awareness, Training, and Education program, monthly e-newsletters with tips and advice dealing with IT security issues are sent to all UTIA employees. Each month the UTIA CISO will use the e-newsletter to feature current threats, e.g., spear phishing, as well as reminders, like not sharing passwords, updates to policies or procedures, and general IT security information. These e-newsletters help keep us all aware of security matters while also educating us on what to look for and how to report problems.​​​ This page contains the last 12 e-newsletters, as well as the topics covered in each. Newsletters beyond the past 12 months are found in the Knowledge Base under the Security Awareness category.

  • This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 11/20/2025

    Hello, everyone. Today I have several important updates and reminders for you. The first reminder about Office 2016 and Office 2019 is particularly important and I wanted to mention it…

  • This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/23/2025

    This news brief discusses a current threat using Outlook and Teams. It also goes over the acceptable way to report phishing and junk emails. It also gives reminders and tips for passwords and MFA.

  • Reporting Phishing Attempts & Junk Email

    If you think an email you have received is a phishing attempt or is spam, it is important to report the email through the proper channels. This will help the…

  • This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/02/2025

    This news brief reminds you of a non-threat and explains the threat of Zoom bombing. It also reminds you about the quickly approaching end of support date for Windows 10, and explains training issues for some employees.

  • This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 09/23/2025

    This news brief tells you about a current non-threat and reminds you about Windows 10 end-of-support, as well as the required use of the VPN.

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

 

 

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