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UNCG ITS CYBERSECURITY MEASURES & IMPACTS| MONDAY, MARCH 28
Beginning Monday, March 28, 2022, UNCG’s Information Technology Services (ITS) will deploy the cyber security safeguards listed below. These prevention measures are being put in place as stated by the Executive Steering Committee, IT Governance at UNCG, and in response to Federal, State, and UNC System warnings about cyber-attacks against the United States by the [Read More]
CYBER SECURITY RISK AND PREVENTION MEASURES AT UNCG
The following statement was issued on Friday, March 18, 2022, by the Executive Steering Committee, IT Governance at UNCG members: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Debbie Storrs, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Robert Shea, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Tina McEntire, and Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Donna Heath. The War & Federal Warnings [Read More]
CYBER VIGILANCE @ UNCG
Keeping UNCG data and user information safe in times of war In response to Federal, State, and UNC System warnings and mandates about escalating cyber warfare coming out of Eastern Europe, UNCG’s Information Technology Services (ITS) Information Security team is vigilantly securing UNCG’s technology infrastructure against attack. As a research institution, UNCG’s network is a [Read More]
Tis the Season…for Scams!
Shop with care this holiday season! The cyber security firm Checkpoint reports a 178% increase in fake shopping sites that can steal your personal information and drain your bank account. According to the Better Business Bureau, online buying scams now make up more than a third of all reported scams. How can you shop safely? [Read More]
Multi-Factor Authentication—Use it everywhere.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has long been considered a best-practice for security, but now it is effectively a prerequisite, minimal practice for digital security. The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack interrupted summer for a lot of us. The attack began when a hacker got the password to a Colonial pipeline network account. Once the hacker got in, [Read More]
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