Online Scammers are after your hard-earned money or personal information. Thousands of people get victimized by scams during the holidays each year. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) 2021 report, non-payment or non-delivery scams cost people more than $337 million. Credit card fraud accounted for another $173 million in losses. Read the FBI
Update your software! Bad actors will exploit flaws in the system. Network defenders are working hard to fix them as soon as they can, but their work relies on all of us updating our software with their latest fixes. We recommend the following: Update the operating system on your mobile phones, tablets, and laptop Update
What is a phishing attack? Phishing is a form of social engineering. Phishing attacks use email or malicious websites to solicit personal information by posing as a trustworthy organization. For example, an attacker may send an email seemingly from a reputable credit card company or financial institution that requests account information, often suggesting that there
Creating a strong password is an essential step to protecting yourself online. Using long and complex passwords is one of the easiest ways to defend yourself from cybercrime. No citizen is immune to cyber risk, but #BeCyberSmart and you can minimize your chances of an incident. Simple Tips Creating a strong password is easier than
Have you ever worried about hackers getting into your accounts? Us too! The most common password in the country is still 123456. But maybe you have taken the time to come up with a password only you’ll know…Are you sure, though? If someone can guess your password from looking at your Facebook page, you are
Cyber Security Quarterly Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2022 – Volume 1 Issue 3 Summer Shoutouts. Stay Cool in Summer. As we say goodbye to summer breaks and start again welcoming students back to campus for the Fall Semester we want to welcome you back with the next edition of our newsletter. Turn up the heat on cyber attackers by
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