By Jack Ballenger (Class of 2024) During these two weeks of virtual classes, students will need to use Duo Mobile, an app for two-factor authentication (2FA), to access Canvas, Outlook, WebStac, and other WashU resources since they are not connected to campus WiFi. Two-factor authentication, also called multi-factor authentication (MFA) or two-step authentication, supplements your […]
Educational institutions such as WashU are prime targets for cybercriminals who use ever-evolving tactics to infiltrate systems, steal data, block access, and demand ransoms under the threat that they will publish sensitive data online. Universities operating medical centers are especially vulnerable, as they manage large amounts of sensitive patient health data. According to the Ponemon Institute, […]
original post by Sandy Silk, EDUCAUSE Wouldn’t it be nice if your accounts could let you know when someone new is trying to get into them? Even better, wouldn’t it be terrific to make a stolen password useless to others? Were you tricked into revealing your password through a phishing scam? Rest easy, your […]
Beginning spring of 2018, WashU 2FA two-step authentication provided by Duo, will expand to other WashU integrated systems that can be accessed on or off campus. This service is expanding in the effort to reduce the impacts of phishing campaigns. According to Dan Zweifel, director of Shared Infrastructure and WashU 2FA service owner, “Growing phishing email threats are leading the university to […]