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These 2 seemingly distinct topics are very related. In the last 10 days I have been alerted to 16 data breaches that date back to 2017 and contain some number of accounts that have @wesleyan.edu in their account information. The reasons for the delayed notifications can be varied–companies are just finding out, companies don’t want … Read more
Securing accounts has been a problem for quite a while. We often rely solely upon passwords. If done right, we use unique passwords for each account. Yes, that can become unwieldy and I wrote an article about password managers that very much takes most of the pain away from that process. However, there is an … Read more
How to better cybersecure your home— The home is our place of comfort and implied security. However, cybersecurity is not in a default secure state of “on” when devices come from the factory. That is up to us to when we bring the device(s) home and turn them on. This is a small list of … Read more
Curiosity is a strong driver. Sometimes it is “can I do this”, “How do I do this”, “Oooooh. Something new to try”. I was faced with this, yesterday with a SUB stick. My CIO asked I come see him in the office, held up a USB stick and said he had found it while walking. … Read more
Though this article looks dated (2018) it is a current notification—- As of May 2018, the FBI has seen an increase in cyber criminals exploiting the cardless ATM feature of mobile banking applications to compromise accounts and fraudulently withdraw cash from ATMs. Cardless ATM transactions use a code and a mobile phone for authentication … Read more
Staying secure while traveling Whether its personal or work-related travel, there are things you can do to protect your information and systems. Before you go If a device, credit card, or document is not required for your travel, leave it at home. Ensure that all your electronic devices are password protected and encrypted if possible in … Read more
Anatomy of a PHISH and the use of Social Engineering PHISH is defined as a method of getting you to provide credentials or otherwise profit the originator of the email independent of who is harmed. Social Engineering is roughly defined as manipulating you to do some one else’s bidding but having you think it … Read more
I have created a Knowledge article in ServiceNow to assist with this issue. KB0010918 https://wesleyanedu.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0010918
Students Beware of Email Scams We have seen a recent uptick in email scams targeting students. There have been emails sent to advertise Personal Assistant jobs or Internship possibilities. Typically these emails are not sent from a Wesleyan email address. Resumes and replies asked for in the emails are not sent to a Wesleyan email … Read more
What is the IoT, why do I care and what do I need to know/do? The Internet of Things (IoT) is simply a way of saying “devices that require little to no configuration to connect to the internet but provide information to your phone or computer. Or things you can program from afar”. Some … Read more
