Info Sec news News Archive

Today, February 6, 2018, is Safer Internet Day (SID), a worldwide event aimed at promoting the safe and positive use of digital technology for all users, especially children and teens. This year’s SID theme—Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better Internet starts with you—encourages everyone to play their part in creating a better, safer, and

                  Marshall University Information Technology (MUIT) wants to warn the Marshall community to be on the look-out for Tax Identity Theft scams. Many federal agencies are offering information and resources to help consumers learn to protect themselves from tax-related identity theft and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposter

Marshall University will be conducting a test of the MU Alert emergency messaging system on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 10 a.m.. This is an opt-in service available to MU community members. Subscribers are asked to be sure they receive a message by noon on Wednesday, and if necessary update their contact information via the

This is an important computer security bulletin from Marshall University Information Technology team directed at Marshall University students, faculty and staff who own or use an Apple Macintosh computer. Apple has released a critical security update which should be applied to all computers which are running macOS High Sierra 10.13. Marshall University IT staff are

Recent Phishing Attacks Over the past several months, the Office of Information Technology has seen an influx of fraudulent “phishing” messages, many which appear urgent, and are designed to trick account holders into clicking a link (or in some cases, replying to an email) and providing a username and password. In most cases, these emails

Marshall faculty, students, and staff have seen a recent upswing in the number of phishing emails received recently.  Brooke Griffin, reporter for The Parthenon, recently interviewed IT staff.  Read the article here.

Interested in how cyber security affects you? On Tuesday, October 17th, and Thursday, October 19th, from 11a.m.-1p.m. each day, Marshall University’s Information Technology (IT) division will be hosting the Hackers for Charity student group for a National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) table in the lobby of the first floor of the Drinko Library and

The “Cyber Research Acceleration Workshop” hosted by the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research took place on October 10 and 11. Marshall’s Chief Information Officer, Edward Aractingi, spoke as a panelist during the event. In addition to Dr. Aractingi, the panel included CIOs and industry speakers from the University of Illinois and Indiana University

The Marshall University Information Technology (IT) department is participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to raise awareness of Cyber Security issues. Throughout the month of October, Marshall IT will be sharing information from the national campaign on Twitter, their website and through newsletter articles.     “This is the fifth year in which

Marshall University will be conducting a test of the MU Alert emergency messaging system on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10 a.m.. This is an opt-in service available to MU community members. Subscribers are asked to be sure they receive a message by noon on Wednesday, and if necessary update their contact information via the