As previously announced, we have switched to Fischer Identity Management System to improve our ability to manage Chapman identity and system access. Fischer offers a flexible and adaptable platform that can meet the varying needs of our organizations and will help us provide improved workflows while keeping our data safe. The new system will be
Chapman University’s Information Security team has identified a new vulnerability that could affect MS Office users. This blog will review their findings, what Chapman is doing to protect the community, and share some best digital file and internet safety practices. New Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel) Microsoft has recently disclosed a vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190)
Identity management, otherwise known as identity and access management (IAM), is an identity security framework that authenticates and authorizes user access to resources such as applications, data, systems, and cloud platforms. Chapman’s current IAM system, although effective, is expensive to maintain due to the complexity of the solution. The university’s IAM system was not designed
Cyber Security Quarterly Newsletter FEBRUARY 2022 – Volume 1 Issue 1 New Year New Resolutions! As we all strive for New Years resolutions in 2022, Infosec has one of its own. To help keep our faculty and staff safe and secure, Infosec will be sending out a quarterly informational security newsletter containing security tips, pointers, trending scams, with some
During the month of March 2021, FBI released its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Crime Report. The report contains information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion (yes, with a B). The top three crimes reported using the IC3 platform were: phishing scams non-payment/non-delivery scams extortion Covid-19 scams also
Starting Wednesday, March 17th, IS&T will be turning on Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) services for over 100 Chapman software applications. Below are just a few of the 100+ software applications that will be moved behind 2FA: Canvas Concur Everfi ExamSoft LinkedIn Learning Panopto Qualtrics Zoom And many more! Over the past several weeks, IS&T has been
This is an important notice from the Chapman University Office of Information Security. We have been notified that the Dark Web is being flooded by data for sale due to recent third-party site data breaches (see “Hacker group floods dark web with data stolen from 11 companies“). One of the sites listed among those who’s
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about increase in Gift Card Scams. According to the FTC gift cards are the #1 payment method for impostor scams. In the gift card scam, the scammer plays into your emotions by impersonating someone else and urgently asking or sometimes demanding you to buy gift cards. According to the