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.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/07/2026
This news brief gives you information on Multifactor Authentication, the week two topic for 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 10/01/2026
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.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 09/23/2026
This news brief tells you about some current threats, a non-threat, and gives reminders about some important information.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 09/09/2026
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.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 08/28/2026
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.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 08/12/2026
This news brief tells you of two current ongoing threats and reminds you of several Microsoft End of Support dates.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 08/07/2026
This news brief tells you about this year’s IT Security Awareness training.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 07/22/2026
This news brief tells you about important changes coming for two-factor authentication.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 07/15/2026
This news brief tells you about a UTIA IT Security Procedure update. It also reminds you of properly maintaining shared mailboxes.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 07/09/2026
This news brief tells you about a trending threat and its different themes. It also reminds you of how to report phishing and junk emails, as well as using the VPN when connecting remotely.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 07/01/2026
This news brief includes information about a current threat dealing with retirement emails and a very necessary Chrome update. It also includes important information about a change in technology purchases due to a new Tennessee law. And, finally, it includes End of Support dates for several Microsoft products.
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This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 06/11/2026
This news brief lets you know about a non-threat you may see when logging into UT systems. It also lets you know about the ongoing pension consultation scams.
