Scam of the Month: Phish Text “from David Perlmutter”
The Office of Information Security has observed a trend in which criminals impersonate Dean David Perlmutter over text message. Impersonation is one of the most effective social engineering tactics used by scammers, and it can be particularly powerful when the person being impersonated is in a position of authority. If you see a message like […]
Keeping Information Security Simple – Happy Valentine’s Day – You’ve been scammed!
Letter from the CISO, Vol 4 Issue 9 WashU Community: For every season, there is a scam Our theme for February is “Securing information, promoting innovation, supporting tech – IT is a labor of love.” This sets me up nicely to provide dire warnings about romance scams, tax scams, and deepfakes. “Nearly 59,000 Americans lost […]
Chance to Win $100 in Our Monthly Challenge
The Office of Information Security (OIS) is always looking for ways to improve your security and reward your participation in helping to secure WashU. Back by popular request, the InfoSec team is continuing to assign the Inside Man series as our competition this February. The Inside Man is a soap opera-style training that covers critical […]
Are you tired of trying to create and remember every password? Are you worried that you might lose your password? Do you feel overwhelmed by the number of password managers to choose from? If so, there is good news on the horizon. The FIDO Alliance created a passwordless sign-in system that addresses these problems, and many websites already support it.
“Passkeys Over Passwords” (David Puzder)
VPNs are versatile tools and play an important role in online privacy for some users. They are also a critical tool for accessing important resources from remote locations.
“The Power of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in Privacy Protection” (Sunwoo Adela Cho)
If you think your PC may have been hacked please contact WashU IT or your Departmental IT to advise them of the issue.
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