Over the past week, many University community members have received scam email commonly referred to as “sextortion.” Continue Reading
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Sentinels Stand Tall in National Cyber League
While the Syracuse Orange are well-known for their athletic prowess, there’s a new team on campus making noise in cybersecurity competitions. The Sentinels, a team of student-employees from the ITS Security Operations Center (SOC), recently participated in the National Cyber League Spring 2020 Team Game and finished 33rd out of more than 900 competitors. Continue Reading
Podcast: Behind the Monitor, Episode II
In a very special episode of Behind the Monitor, we weigh the pros and cons of Zoom, tell you how to spot a phishing scam and discuss whether pineapple belongs on pizza. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify.
Remote Control: ITS Helps Campus Call Centers Work from Home
It can seem like the phones never stop ringing in offices across campus – and that’s no different when call center staff members are working from home. Continue Reading
Watch Out for COVID-19 Phishing Scams
The Information Security Department at Syracuse University has seen an increase in reports of employees receiving phishing messages that use COVID-19 as a pretext to get users to click on links. The emails promise government checks as part of the federal stimulus package or ask employees to click links to complete a “COVID-19 Payroll Adjustment.” Clicking on the links in the email usually results in a compromise of the user’s password or an attempt to download malware. Continue Reading