On September 22, 2016, Yahoo disclosed that data from 500 million Yahoo user accounts was breached back in 2014, possibly by a state sponsored attacker. This breach would include users of Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Fantasy sports, and many other Yahoo services . The breached account information can include names, email addresses, passwords, dates
Hello Fellow Panthers! You may have already noticed that there have been quite a few changes on campus that have happened over the summer months. There have been some major building refurbishments to Demille Hall, Wilkinson Hall, both to the interior and exterior. One of the smaller changes is that the Card Services team is
The world seems to be going crazy for Pokémon Go. We want you enjoy this great game, but at the same time please exercise caution and use the same safety tips that you would with any other campus activities. Our Chapman public safety and information security teams have some safety tips below for you: Some Pokémon will
Good Morning Fellow Panthers! Today we’re excited to tell you about a new feature now available in Qualtrics. All Chapman University staff and faculty Qualtrics users now have the ability to use a new question type in their surveys call “File Upload”. Now I know that probably does not sound that exciting at first, but
Hello Fellow Panthers, I hope everyone is having a fun and relaxing summer break thus far. As we begin to approach the Fall 2016 semester, I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone of the importance of resetting your password. Over the summer we have had several attempts by cyber scammers to access several
The CAL FIRE’s office offers safety tips for using fireworks over the long weekend. We at Chapman University’s office of Information Security would also like to offer some safety tips for online safety. Just like increased firework activity, phishers will be active over the long holiday weekend and will try to get you to click on their
Dear Chapman Community As many of you are already aware, on April 21, 2016 the world was saddened by the news of music legend Prince’s (Prince Rogers Nelson) sudden death. Millions of fans have been gathering in many locations around the world to remember Prince and his life. Prince was an inspiration to many and
Dear Chapman University Community As we approach the end of tax season our new Information Security Officer, George Viegas, would like to take a moment to offer some tips to help you avoid scammers and their tricks. Please take a moment to read his statement below: The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning yesterday that
Chapman University IS&T recently announced that they have partnered with Modo Labs to provide the technology framework for Chapman University’s official mobile app. By selecting Modo Labs as our mobile app framework, Chapman is joining some of the most recognizable names in American universities including Harvard, Princeton, Notre Dame, and NYU who are already using the Modo
Chapman University IS&T has recently become aware of a developing ransomware threat to the campus community. Chapman has already updated university computers with new anti-virus definitions to protect against this specific threat, but users are encouraged to safeguard their personal devices and follow a few helpful tips. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is