Back in September, just days before the release of macOS 10.14 Mojave, we recommended users to not update due to a serious compatibility issue with our CylancePROTECT anti-virus software that would cause the computer to deadlock upon reboot. We are happy to announce that with CylancePROTECT version 2.0.1494.546 and higher, the issue has been resolved. Continue reading CylancePROTECT now compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave
Category: Security Awareness
SMU CSO George Finney Recognized as Security Thought Leader
We are proud to announce that OIT’s own George Finney has been featured as one of Security Magazine’s Security 500 as a Thought Leader for 2018!
George has worn many hats during his long career at SMU, and he has made great strides in revolutionizing cybersecurity practices during his time as Chief Security Officer. From modernizing physical security to the creation of a security operations center, George and his team have shown how important cybersecurity is to the success of SMU as a whole.
In addition to his duties as CSO, George has also written a book on cybersecurity practices: No More Magic Wands: Transformative Cybersecurity Change for Everyone. The book details common cybersecurity issues in an informative, entertaining, and above-all actionable way.
Congratulations to George on his achievement!
Fall 2018 Security Report Now Available
Our Fall 2018 edition of the OIT Security Report is now available to the SMU community. In this edition, we discuss how you can safeguard your personal information when using wearables, such as a Fitbit or Apple Watch, so you can track your fitness and keep your privacy. Our CSO discusses when an organization values empowerment, allowing employees to take responsibility for their own result, the organization has a greater chance of succeeding – especially in cybersecurity. Plus, Ms. Security returns with advice on phishing and why you shouldn’t worry about Distributed Denial of Service attacks because OIT does.
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Password Managers Make Security Easy
As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close, one of the easiest things you can do to help protect your identity and your sensitive files is to ensure that you have unique, secure passwords for all of your online services. Of course, that is easier said than done! Keeping up with all of the passwords for every last service you use online can be overwhelming if you go it alone. Thankfully, there are plenty of tools out there that can help.
A Tidbit of Code Could Crash Your iPhone
Multiple sources have reported this week that a small piece of unassuming CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) code can crash and reboot your iPhone, iPad, and some Macs.
Summer 2018 Security Report Now Available
Our Summer 2018 edition of the OIT Security Report is now available to the SMU community. In this edition, we show you how nearly everything that happens when you use a computer is written to a log on your computer or a server somewhere, discuss the new European privacy law called the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, see how you can bring a Security Minute to your next meeting, plus more advice from Ms. Security.
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Privacy Is Dead, Now Where’s My Inheritance
Originally featured in OIT’s Spring 2018 Security Report
Privacy is Dead
It’s probably not the first time you’ve heard this. A private investigator, Sam Rambam was quoted as saying “Privacy is Dead – Get Over it” in 2006. In 2012, Huffing Post contributor Miles Feldman posed the question “Is Privacy Dead?” If it is, then our inheritance may have been in probate for years without us knowing it. The most recent major violation of privacy comes through a Facebook developer, Cambridge Analytica (discussed later in this newsletter), who collected data on millions of Americans without their consent to help political strategists win the 2016 US Presidential Election. But most likely this is only the tip of the iceberg. Continue reading Privacy Is Dead, Now Where’s My Inheritance
CylancePROTECT now safeguards your home computers
SMU is pleased to introduce a new employee benefit to help you safeguard your family’s personal devices from malware, ransomware, and other cyber-attacks. We have partnered with Cylance® to protect our corporate devices, and as part of our steadfast commitment to information security, we are now happy to offer employees exclusive access to the same caliber of anti-malware/antivirus protection for up to 10 of your family’s devices (Windows and macOS supported) through Cylance’s Employee Purchase Program. For less than the cost of a Grande Iced Coffee, you can protect your home computer for a month from malware and viruses. Continue reading CylancePROTECT now safeguards your home computers
Spring 2018 Security Report Now Available
Our Spring 2018 edition of the OIT Security Report is now available to the SMU community. In this edition, we show you how you can use Cylance at home, discuss the death of privacy, see how new technologies in the SMU PD command center are helping to keep the campus safe, plus more advice from Ms. Security.
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Winter 2018 Security Report Now Available
Our Winter 2018 edition of the OIT Security Report is now available to the SMU community. In this edition, we discuss Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, what is a Bitcoin, how certain physical activities can increase your cybersecurity vigilance, plus “Ask Ms. Security” returns.
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