Winter 2019 Security Report Now Available

Winter 2019 Security Report Cover
Our Winter 2018 edition of the OIT Security Report is now available to the SMU community.  In this edition, we show how a new phishing scam is using supervisor’s email addresses to request gift cards, we cover a data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 383 million people, and Ms. Security returns to discuss how an app is being sued for misleading consumers about data collection.

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Fall 2018 Security Report Now Available

OIT Quarterly Security Update (Fall 2018)

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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Summer 2018 Security Report Now Available

OIT Spring 2018 Security Report

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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Spring 2018 Security Report Now Available

OIT Spring 2018 Security Report

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

OIT Winter 2018 Security Report

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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