When it comes to phishing, there are no rules or boundaries. Cyber attackers will try anything to convince, trick, and even scare you into giving them access to your private information or money. Our information security team is continuously intercepting email phishing attempts on a daily basis. Some are more aggressive than others. One such

Encryption is one of the best tools used to keep information safe. IS&T is committed to keeping all sensitive data safe. When a file is encrypted, all the data is transformed into a combination of random shapes, numbers, characters, etc. thus rendering the file unreadable. As a result of the encryption, when a computer is

For Week 3 of National Cybersecurity Awareness month, we had a chance to explore the “Dangers of the Dark Web” and cryptocurrency. What is the dark web, you ask? In a nutshell, The Dark Web is an anonymous domain browser that allows users to look for goods and services  such as fire arms, narcotics, and

Happy week two of National Cyber Security Awareness Month! This week we will be discussing how you can get involved in the cybersecurity field. See what kinds of rewarding career opportunities are out there and how to get started. Getting started in the cybersecurity field can happen at a very early age.  Students of all

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and our Information Security team would like Chapman University to champion cyber security awareness.  Each week has its own theme, and this week’s them discusses online safety in a “connected home”. When it comes to online safety at home, everyone in the household is responsible. Having a “connected

WiFi Calling is a great way to around poor cell tower signal.  With WiFi calling it doesn’t matter where you are, as long as you are connected to the eduroam wifi network.  All major service providers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.) have wifi calling available for their smartphone customers.  For more information about how to activate

IS&T is excited to tell you about our new Visitor Management System at the Rinker Health Science Campus in Irvine.  Part of keeping our campus safe is knowing who is in our buildings at all times. The Visitor Management System is helping our campus safety personnel better track guest, volunteer, and delivery activity on campus. 

Hello Fellow Panther’s, As many of you are already aware, there was a PeopleSoft / Tools upgrade completed over this past weekend.  Even though the upgrade was successful, there was an unexpected issue with the internet browser caching causing reports not to open.  Below, we have provided some easy to follow instructions on how to

With Phishing, just like fishing, there is a lure, a line and a bucket. Of course, all of this is virtual. Here is how it works. The Lure: The “Lure” is the part of the phishing scheme that you see. You receive an email that, at a glance, looks safe. Then you see a link

Please join us on February 15th for the Grand Opening of the Chapman TechHub located in 104 DeMille.  The event begins at 11:30, and goes until 6.  Feel free to drop in at any time during the day.  A full schedule can be found at chapman.edu/techhub. The brand new Tech Hub will be an open