Security Awareness

March, 2024

Mar 26 Guarding Your Grades and Your Green: Navigating Cybersecurity Threats During Tax Season”

January, 2024

Jan 04 Job Scams Targeting College Students Are Getting Personal

November, 2023

Nov 27 Watch Out for AI Generated Phishing Attacks

October, 2023

Oct 24 Shoulder Surfing: What is it and how to Stop it

Oct 18 The Internet of Things (IoT) and Our Campus: Embracing Innovation Safely

Oct 18 Don’t Fall For Cyber Scare Tactics!

Oct 06 Cybersecurity Awareness in the Age of Smart Campuses: Protecting our University in the Modern Era

August, 2023

Aug 03 Privacy and Security Risks of TikTok

December, 2022

Dec 09 Beware of Online Shopping Scams

October, 2022

Oct 28 The WannaCry Ransomware Attack

Oct 27 Dumpster Diving: How to Dispose of Information Properly

Oct 26 Shoulder Surfing: Accessing Sensitive Information

Oct 25 What Are Cookies?

Oct 24 What is The Cloud?

Oct 21 Should You Get a Virtual Private Network (VPN)?

Oct 20 University Authorized Phishing Campaign

Oct 20 Digital Signatures: Why They are Important

Oct 19 How to Dispose of Your Electronic Devices

Oct 18 How to Make Your Mobile Device More Secure

Oct 17 Typosquatting: Why You Should Be Aware of What Websites You Access

Oct 14 Do Not Just Plug Anything Into Your Computer

Oct 12 Sohpos Finds Higher Edu is Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable to Ransomware

Oct 11 Why is Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Important?

Oct 07 Spam: How to Limit How Much You Get

Oct 06 Social Media: How to Stay Safe

Oct 05 Phone Call Scams

Oct 04 Corrupted QR Codes Pose Threat to Businesses, Universities

Oct 03 2022 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

September, 2022

Sep 01 Text Message Scams/Spam

March, 2022

Mar 01 Russian Cyber Criminals Pose Threat Amid International Uncertainty

January, 2022

Jan 26 Cybercriminals Tampering with QR Codes to Steal Victim Funds

Jan 19 Improve your iPhone Privacy Settings

November, 2021

Nov 08 Phishers Impersonate Proofpoint to Steal O365, Google Passwords

October, 2021

Oct 29 The Internet of Things (IoT)

Oct 27 Why you should not give in to scare tactics

Oct 25 Trojan Virus: What is it and How to avoid it

Oct 22 Protect Yourself from Identity Theft!

Oct 20 What is Ransomware?

Oct 19 Be Wary of Tech Support Scams, From Cold Calls to Web Browser Pop-ups

Oct 18 Cyber Secure at Work

Oct 15 Phishing with Shortened LinkedIn® URLs

Oct 14 Phishing & Spoofing

Oct 13 Protecting Your Privacy Online

Oct 12 Multi-Factor Authentication

Oct 08 Cybersecurity While Traveling

Oct 07 Creating a Strong Password

Oct 06 Staying CyberSafe on Social Media

Oct 04 How To Recognize An Internet Scam And What You Can Do To Protect Yourself

Oct 01 Why is Cybersecurity Important?

September, 2021

Sep 29 Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) – Early Signs of Cyber Threats

Sep 14 How to Backup Files Using OneDrive

August, 2021

Aug 24 DHS: Beware “Hurricane Henri” Scams

June, 2021

Jun 29 CISA Creates Catalog of Bad Cybersecurity Practices

Jun 09 Amazon Sidewalk ‘Mesh’ Network Enabled by Default, Here’s How to Turn it Off

February, 2021

Feb 05 Scammers Targeting Students with Fake Grant Offer

December, 2020

Dec 16 FBI: Distance Learning Presents Opportunities for Cyber Criminals

November, 2020

Nov 24 How To Spot Online Shopping Scams For The Holiday Season

Nov 20 Avoid Using These Common Passwords

October, 2020

Oct 23 Be wary of tech support scams, from cold calls or web browser popups.

Oct 22 Protect your Data with Strong Passwords!

Oct 21 Protect Yourself from Identity Theft!

Oct 20 Don’t Fall for Scams. Be Wary of Scare Tactics!

Oct 19 Watch out for these types of Phishing Attacks!!

Oct 14 Be Wary of Smishing and Vishing Scams

Oct 07 What is Phishing?

Oct 01 Protect your Devices!

September, 2020

Sep 25 Ransomware Risk Increases as Virtual Learning Expands

Sep 10 URGENT UPDATE

Sep 10 Alert: Jabber IM Client for Windows has a Critical Flaw

July, 2020

Jul 16 Convincing Phishing Campaign Spoofs Zoom Email Address

April, 2020

Apr 27 Key Zoom Features for Secure Meetings

Apr 14 Aggressive Phishing Campaigns Target Pandemic Fears

Apr 07 How to Spot a Phishing Scam

March, 2020

Mar 27 Remain Vigilant! Scams may increase while you’re working from home.

Mar 23 Zoom Privacy Issues And How To Protect Yourselves

Mar 06 Beware of COVID-19 (CoronaVirus) Scams!

December, 2019

Dec 12 FBI Offers Tips for Safe Online Shopping

November, 2019

Nov 25 Ransomware Impersonates Microsoft Update

Nov 18 Phishing Scam Warning That Your Password Will be Changed

October, 2019

Oct 22 FBI: China Behind Intellectual Property Theft at US Universities

Oct 07 Social Engineering can happen anywhere.

Oct 03 Ransomware.

September, 2019

Sep 04 Potential Hurricane Dorian Cyber Scams

August, 2019

Aug 23 Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet – Security Tips

Aug 13 Bad Guys Exploit CapitalOne Breach to Push Backdoor Trojan

July, 2019

Jul 24 Education Sector Continues to be Targeted in Cyber-Attacks

May, 2019

May 29 Top 5 privacy plugins

April, 2019

Apr 12 Article: “Hackers broke into university networks in just two hours”

March, 2019

Mar 22 Article: Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plaintext—Change Yours Now

February, 2019

Feb 07 Impostors and Fraudulent Purchase Orders

Feb 06 Alert: Personalized Scams

January, 2019

Jan 25 10 Brands Most Impersonated by Cyber Criminals

Jan 15 University of California tells students not to use WeChat, WhatsApp in China

December, 2018

Dec 12 Google+ Software Update Responsible for a Security Bug Impacting 52.5 million Users

October, 2018

Oct 25 Recognizing Wire Transfer Scams

Oct 16 Virus and User support scams.

Oct 04 Introducing Cofense Reporter

Oct 03 Other types of Social Engineering.

Oct 02 Jailbreaking and Rooting.

Oct 01 What is Phishing and how do I avoid getting hooked?

September, 2018

Sep 17 Scam Email ALERT: “BETTER PART TIME JOB OFFER FOR STUDENT AND STAFF”

Sep 14 Potential Hurricane Florence Phishing Scams

August, 2018

Aug 22 Scam Email ALERT: “Follow up”

Aug 14 Homeland Security’s Back-to-School Cyber Safety Tips

Aug 14 The 7 Most Common Scams on Social Media

Aug 01 Marketing Firm Exactis Experiences Large Data Breach

July, 2018

Jul 31 Cryptojacking and Illegal Bitcoin Mining

Jul 23 Top 10 Airports with the Worst Wi-Fi Security

June, 2018

Jun 15 Phishing Email ALERT: “Approval Required”

Jun 07 Fordham Google Drive Data Loss Prevention Update

May, 2018

May 14 Article: Using Facebook Safely

May 03 Password Reuse Abounds, New Survey Shows

March, 2018

Mar 28 Phishing Email ALERT: “Re: Admin Case.”

Mar 02 Apple issues advice on how to spot App Store and iTunes phishing scams

February, 2018

Feb 10

Feb 08 Educational Institutions Attractive Target for Cybercriminals

January, 2018

Jan 05 Meltdown & Spectre – How to Protect Yourself

Jan 04 Article:“Meltdown” and “Spectre”: Every modern processor has unfixable security flaws

December, 2017

Dec 08 Phishing Scams Now Harder to Detect

November, 2017

Nov 30 Critical macOS High Sierra Update

Nov 20 Holiday Shopping 2017: How to avoid fake retail sites and other scams

Nov 06 New Email Scam Using Fake Netflix Website

October, 2017

Oct 27 Steps you can take to keep your mobile device safe.

Oct 26 Encrypt your mobile devices.

Oct 25 Strong passwords (or phrases) can keep you safe.

Oct 23 Keep your mobile device safe!

Oct 20 Additional steps to say protected.

Oct 19 Don’t pay the Ransom!

Oct 18 What is Malware?

Oct 17 Keep antivirus protection up to date. Get your free Antivirus software from Fordham University.

Oct 16 What is Ransomware?

Oct 13 Beware of This Apple iPhone Password Phishing Scam

Oct 13 Take Fordham’s Cyber Security Awareness training.

Oct 12 Monitor all your accounts for suspicious activity.

Oct 11 Be wary of tech support scams, cold calls or web browser popups.

Oct 10 Identity Protection Tips

Oct 09 Guard Yourself Against Identity Theft

Oct 06 Dont Fall for Scare Tactics!

Oct 05 Cyber Criminals Are After Your Information

Oct 04 Yahoo says all three billion accounts hacked in 2013 data theft

Oct 04 Have you heard of Spear and Whale Phishing?

Oct 03 Alert: Tragic Event Related Scams

Oct 03 What are Smishing and Vishing?

Oct 02 What is Phishing?

September, 2017

Sep 29 Don’t be a victim of a phishing scheme!

Sep 08 9 scams every college student (and parent) needs to watch for

Sep 08 MacEwan University loses $11.8 million to scammers in phishing attack

August, 2017

Aug 29 Alert: Potential Hurricane Harvey Phishing Scams

Aug 23 Alert: OK you’ve used a PIN, but did you use it smartly?

Aug 15 Article: Hackers Say Humans Most Responsible for Security Breaches

July, 2017

Jul 27 Article: Three Telltale Signs a Hacker Has Been in Your Account

June, 2017

Jun 27 How Risky is Your Online Behavior? (Training)

Jun 27 Alert: New DHL Phishing Emails Targeting Fordham Community

Jun 21 Alert: Suspicious E-Mails Targeting University Staff

May, 2017

May 18 Article: Apple fixes dozens of security bugs for iPhones, Macs.

May 18 Alert: Critical Microsoft Vulnerability

May 09 Alert: Employment Scam Targeting College Students Remains Prevalent

May 04 Google provides explanation on recent Google Docs campaign

April, 2017

Apr 18 Article: Chrome and Firefox Phishing Attack Uses Domains Identical to Known Safe Sites

Apr 12 Alert: Easter Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

Apr 05 Scam Campaign Targeting University Communities

March, 2017

Mar 30 “Help…………………..Paul Williams” Scam Email Sent to the Fordham Community on March 30, 2017

Mar 29 Article: Mobile Safari Scareware Campaign Thwarted

Mar 24 Article: Google slaps Symantec for sloppy certs, slow show of SNAFUs

Mar 22 Article: Data Breaches Skyrocketing In NY, A Million People Exposed

February, 2017

Feb 24 Article: Major Cloudflare bug leaked sensitive data from customers’ websites

January, 2017

Jan 10 Article: Clever Phishing Trick You Need to Be Aware Of

December, 2016

Dec 16 Article: Hacked Yahoo Data Is for Sale on Dark Web

November, 2016

Nov 28 Article: How to protect yourself while online shopping for the holidays

Nov 10 Article: Post-Election Spear Phishing Campaigns

October, 2016

Oct 28 Article: Free Tools to Remove Ransomware Infections From Your PC

Oct 03 Cyber Security Awareness Month LearnIT Sessions

September, 2016

Sep 23 Article: 500 Million Yahoo Accounts Stolen

August, 2016

Aug 24 Ransomware Awareness

June, 2016

Jun 20 Article: GoToMyPC Accounts Hacked

Jun 13 Security Alert: Tumblr Credentials Found Online

Jun 09 Article: 32 Million Twitter Passwords Potentially Being Sold On DarkWeb

Jun 02 Security Awareness: TeamViewer Service Outage

Jun 01 Security Awareness: Student IRS Tax Scam Alert

May, 2016

May 26 Security Awareness: LinkedIn User Password Leak Update

May 25 Low Email Storage Alert- Phishing Email Sent to the Fordham Community on 05/24/16

May 19 Article: Hackers Selling 117 Million LinkedIn Passwords

May 06 Article: Cyber Experts: Change Passwords After Massive Hack

April, 2016

Apr 12 Article: College Scam Alert: Con Artists Target Students

Apr 05 Article: How to Stay Safe From Facebook Scammers

February, 2016

Feb 25 Article: Phishing Remains Top Attack Vector for Criminals

Feb 08 Article: Smoking vs. Weak Passwords

January, 2016

Jan 28 Data Privacy Day 2016

Jan 21 The worst passwords of 2015!

December, 2015

Dec 11 Article: Don’t Take the Bait; Avoid Phishing and Malware to Protect Your Personal Data

November, 2015

Nov 18 The “not-so-merry” facts about the holiday shopping season.

October, 2015

Oct 22 Security Alert: Apple Updates for iOS, OS X, watchOS, and Other Applications

Oct 06 Tip #4 | You Shared WHAT about Yourself Online??

Oct 05 Tip #3 | Don’t Share THAT about Yourself Online!

Oct 02 Tip #2 | Sharing Online with Friends, Cautiously

July, 2015

Jul 30 Article: There’s (Almost) Nothing You Can Do About Stagefright

Jul 29 Article: Higher Education Faces Growing Security Challenge With Low Budgets, Cultural Barriers

Jul 26 Article: Trying To Keep Your Data Safe? You’re Probably Doing It Wrong

June, 2015

Jun 23 Article: Password Recovery Scam: How Hackers Are Stealing Gmail, Yahoo Mail Accounts

Jun 15 Article – LastPass Security Notice

May, 2015

May 22 Article – Your Secret Questions Are Just as Terrible As Your Passwords

April, 2015

Apr 22 ALERT: Phishing Emails From Valid Fordham Accounts

January, 2015

Jan 15 Alert: University Employee Payroll Scam

December, 2014

Dec 12 Have a Happy Holiday… Securely

November, 2014

Nov 12 Critical Schannel Vulnerability Effecting All Versions Of Windows

June, 2014

Jun 02 Two-thirds of Americans are doing nothing to protect their privacy

May, 2014

May 21 Ebay Suffers Database Breach

April, 2014

Apr 30 LogMeIn Digital Certificate – Phishing Email sent to the Fordham Community on April 29, 2014

Apr 29 Internet Explorer Vulnerability Discovered

Apr 11 Update on the Heartbleed bug

Apr 02 COMPENSATION PAYMENT – Scam Email Sent to the Fordham Community on 4/2/2014

February, 2014

Feb 19 Fordham IT Implements a New Password Expiration Initiative

December, 2013

Dec 05 Think you may be one of the 2 million? Don’t play the odds… change your password. Here’s some helpful tips.

Dec 04 TechRepublic’s 10 Tips for Spotting a Phishing Email

October, 2013

Oct 24 CryptoLocker

September, 2013

Sep 17 Don’t have a passcode on your phone? You really, really should?

July, 2013

Jul 15 Welcome Back to School 2013 – Helpful IT Security Tips

May, 2013

May 17 Employee Rewards – Security Awareness email sent to the Fordham Community on 5/17/13

April, 2013

Apr 28 LivingSocial is hacked. Names, email address, birthdate and passwords up for grabs!!!

Apr 11 WARNING – IRS Tax Refund Hoax

March, 2013

Mar 01 For your safety: How to disable Java in your browser on Windows, Mac

Mar 01 We’re Still not out of the woods with Java

January, 2013

Jan 14 2012 Salary Survey -Security Awareness email sent to the Fordham Community on 11/14/13

November, 2012

Nov 28 How Secure Are Your Internet Passwords?

August, 2012

Aug 07 NEVER… Give out your password… NEVER!!!

Aug 04 Score one for the Good Guys!

July, 2012

Jul 12 Hackers expose 453,000 credentials allegedly taken from Yahoo service

Jul 03 Malware writers adopt ‘a la carte’ development approach – IT News from V3.co.uk

January, 2012

Jan 09 Stratfor subscribers receive phony emails – SC Magazine US

Jan 03 You Got Lucky!

August, 2011

Aug 24 Facebook Offers Security Guide – Security – Vulnerabilities and threats – Informationweek

Aug 17 10 Cool Security Features In Mac OS X Lion

July, 2011

Jul 27 Has your website been up for more than 2 minutes?

Jul 25 We are not the NSA or a bank… but you should protect yourself like them

Jul 14 Your Android isn’t as safe as you might think!

May, 2011

May 27 Facebook goes two-factor

May 27 Mac malware authors release a new, more dangerous version | ZDNet

January, 2011

Jan 27 Facebook catching up with the [security] times and killing Firesheep!

December, 2010

Dec 15 Gawker Hack Exposes Ridiculous Password Habits | PCWorld

November, 2010

Nov 16 Best practices for security awareness training – SC Magazine US

March, 2010

Mar 30 5 Facebook Schemes That Threaten Your Privacy – PCWorld

November, 2009

Nov 04 Malicious Facebook Password Spam – Security Labs Alert

January, 2009

Jan 19 Check out these Security Awareness videos

December, 2008

Dec 18 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078 – Critical: Security Update for Internet Explorer (960714)

Dec 03 Microsoft Compatibility Message

October, 2008

Oct 25 Microsoft to Issue Emergency Security Update Today

Oct 18 ST05-012: Supplementing Passwords

Oct 18 October is Cyber Security (Un)Awareness Month

Oct 17 Adware.FakeAntiVirus.M

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