Microsoft Patches PrintNightmare Exploit of Windows Printing Services

PrintNightmareLast week, a new Windows security vulnerability, called PrintNightmare, that uses printing services to gain administrative access to PCs was reported. Yesterday, Microsoft provided a patch for this vulnerability which has been deployed to University-owned computers. Continue reading Microsoft Patches PrintNightmare Exploit of Windows Printing Services

You Need to Update Your iPhone and iPad ASAP

Software Update iOS 14.4If you have an iPhone or iPad, you need to update your device right now. It’s okay, we will wait…

While you are waiting for the update download to complete, read on.

Apple has announced that its recent iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 update will help protect against three security vulnerabilities that “may have been actively exploited” by hackers. In yesterday’s document describing the security content of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, Apple stated the following. Continue reading You Need to Update Your iPhone and iPad ASAP

Fall 2020 Security Report Now Available

Fall 2020 Quarterly Security Report

Our Fall 2020 edition of the OIT Quarterly Security Update is now available to the SMU community.

In our Phishing Edition, we learn to think like a criminal in order to easily spot suspicious emails with the Biggest Phisher Contest and George Finney’s “The Psychology of Influence.” Ms. Security takes on HTTP/3 and how we can protect our kids, so they have a safe eLearning experience. We also plumb the depths of data security with a helpful infographic.

To access the report, click the button below
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