Letter from the CISO, Vol 4 Issue 6 WashU Community: Over the past year, malicious actors have increasingly sought to compromise your accounts by impersonating you and trying to get customer service people to give them access to your accounts. We have seen this repeatedly at WashU, too. In response, we have improved our processes […]
Last month, I presented at the EDUCAUSE annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, with two of my Office of Information Security (OIS) colleagues—David Puzder and Madeline Quigley. Our talk, “Encouraging Security Culture through a Participatory Policy Project” focused on the OIS’ multi-year policy revision project. Specifically, we wanted to tell the EDUCAUSE audience about 1) […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024 has come to a close, but our competition is still open! This is the last call to play ‘The Inside Man: New Recruits Game’ in KnowBe4. You must complete the game by November 22nd to be entered into the drawing for our Cybersecurity Awareness Month prizes: Find the directions to access this […]
Many feel compelled to give in times of crisis. Charitable donations play a crucial role in providing aid after natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies. However, scammers often take advantage of this generosity, preying on good intentions. The WashU community can protect our contributions by recognizing legitimate charities and spotting the characteristics of scams. Above is […]
Roselyn Rozario, Security Policy Advocate, will play a vital role on the InfoSec team by analyzing information security data to assess the impact of the Awareness, Behavior, and Culture (ABC) team’s initiatives and help shape strategies to better serve the WashU Community. In her role, Roselyn will also partner with members of the InfoSec team […]
In support of ImpacT and the call to provide the university community with tools and the knowledge to safeguard and sustain our systems, data, and reputation, the Office of Information Security (OIS) has initiated a complete revision and expansion of the OIS policy library. The goal is to foster a strong security culture at WashU […]