As long as the Internet has been around, there has always been the risk of either installing software that you probably shouldn’t or cybercriminals forcing software to be installed without your knowledge. The easiest way to prevent these types of installations is to restrict access to administrative privileges on the device. For the past couple of years, OIT has been testing the Make Me Admin application, which disables administrative access to your computer but also allows you to quickly and temporarily have admin access to download essential software or take other administrative actions as needed. After the success of our pilot, we will be deploying Make Me Admin to SMU-owned Windows PCs starting October 30. Continue reading Make Me Admin Provides Additional Layer of Software Security
Tag: security
Microsoft Defender to Begin Filtering Spam This Summer
As one of the final steps in our cloud email migration project, OIT will soon retire our legacy Cisco IronPort spam filtering and replace it with Microsoft’s Defender spam filtering service. While providing better real-time spam filtering and detection using artificial intelligence, this transition also means new ways of managing your spam quarantine. Keep reading to find out more! Continue reading Microsoft Defender to Begin Filtering Spam This Summer
GoDaddy Customer Email Addresses Compromised in Recent Breach
The Verge is reporting this week that the web host and domain registrar GoDaddy is dealing with the fallout of a recent security breach that resulted in the exposure of over one million customer email addresses. This breach primarily affected customers of GoDaddy’s WordPress blog hosting services. GoDaddy has stated that the hackers utilized a compromised password to gain access, which is all too common with the proliferation of phishing scams and other nefarious methods. Continue reading GoDaddy Customer Email Addresses Compromised in Recent Breach
SMU CSO Presents Insightful, Actionable Ways to “Hack Your Brain” for Cybersecurity
To kick off October as Security Awareness Month, SMU’s very own Chief Security Officer, George Finney, hosted a presentation on Hacking Your Brain for Better Cybersecurity. George provided great insights on not just the latest cybersecurity trends, but also how simple actions we can do every day can build positive habits to protect ourselves and those around us.
We’re happy to let you know that we also recorded this session in case you missed it! Check it out now: Continue reading SMU CSO Presents Insightful, Actionable Ways to “Hack Your Brain” for Cybersecurity
Duo Two-Factor Authentication Facelift Coming in October
With Duo being used every day by just about everyone here on The Hilltop, we want to keep you aware of any changes that are in the works. This includes a refreshed mobile application that will be released gradually by Duo over the next couple of weeks. Rest assured, the functionality of the application on both Android and iOS apps will remain unchanged. You also don’t have to do any reconfiguration of your account.
Again, the core functionality of Duo Mobile is not changing. You will continue to be able to: Continue reading Duo Two-Factor Authentication Facelift Coming in October
