Featured Announcement
Duo: Sound the Alarm
Users play a crucial role in defending against cybercriminals. When your password is stolen, a hacker will try to use it to gain unauthorized, criminal access to University protected systems and information. Duo serves as a second line of defense, but only with your help. Hackers will attempt to trick you into authenticating a login on their behalf. We’re sharing common attacks to be aware of, how to detect them, and what to do if you are subject to an attack.
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Essential Security
Good judgement remains your best defense against IT security threats. These IT security guides and resources can provide you with the awareness and knowledge to thwart rather than aid an attack.
Announcements & Alerts
Impersonation Phishing Message
11/19/21 – A phishing message is circulating that targets students. The sender impersonates a UConn person and unit and attempts to trick the reader into clicking the link (cli. If you click the link, you are taken to a fake Office 365 login page and asked to enter your UConn credentials.
[Read More]Updated University IT Security Policies
Regular review and revision of policies is part of evolving a mature information security program that protects systems and data for both our community and the institution.
[Read More]Cybersecurity Awareness Month
ITS is kicking off a communication series for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
[Read More]Adding Cisco Umbrella to Administrative Computers
Cisco Umbrella is a Domain Name System (DNS) filtering product that guards against threats on the internet, such as malware, phishing, and ransomware.
[Read More]Phishing Scams that Exploit COVID-19 Crisis
With COVID-19 in the news daily, scam artists are taking advantage of the situation through a variety of reframed phishing or social engineering opportunities leveraging COVID-19 to get your attention.
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