FBI: China Behind Intellectual Property Theft at US Universities
From Campus Safety Magazine: The FBI has been working to stop the theft of technology and trade secrets by Chinese…
Social Engineering can happen anywhere.
Always pay attention to your surroundings. Shoulder surfing is a form of social engineering behavior used by those with malicious…
Ransomware.
What is Ransomware? Ransomware is malicious software that is installed onto your device once it is compromised, that will both…
Potential Hurricane Dorian Cyber Scams
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity targeting Hurricane Dorian disaster…
Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet – Security Tips
Why is computer security important? Because computers play such critical roles in our lives, and because we input and view…
CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection at Fordham University
Fordham University is partnering with CrowdStrike and will be implementing an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution. This is an…
Bad Guys Exploit CapitalOne Breach to Push Backdoor Trojan
The bad guys are now exploiting news of the CapitalOne breach to push a malicious backdoor trojan via a phishing email purporting to offer…
A hacker gained access to 100 million Capital One credit card applications and accounts
Paige Thompson is accused of breaking into a Capital One server and gaining access to 140,000 Social Security numbers, 1 million Canadian Social Insurance numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers, in addition to an undisclosed number of people’s names, addresses, credit scores, credit limits, balances, and other information…
Education Sector Continues to be Targeted in Cyber-Attacks
According to the FBI, cyber-attacks against schools have become more common. This assessment is supported by the number of incident…
Phishing Email ALERT: “Fw: Adjustment notification”
A number of Fordham users have received phishing messages from gvfernandez@mdpd.com. The subject line reads “Fw: Adjustment notification”. Interacting with…