Letter from the CISO, Vol 1 Issue 4 Washington University Community: Physical safety is a fundamental need of all animals, humans, computer systems, and devices. Last month I encouraged everyone to adopt a healthy dose of skepticism and paranoia regarding email, text, and social media messages to avoid becoming victims of social engineering attacks. This […]
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Cybercrime and Human Intelligence
To defend ourselves against cybercrime, we cannot rely on technology alone. Cybercriminals constantly try different attack strategies, attempting to confuse, surprise, and manipulate their targets. Phishing emails are the most common attack strategy, and these messages are subject to the limitless creativity of their criminal authors. As a result, even state-of-the-art technology cannot perfectly detect […]
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here! Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a global effort to help everyone stay protected whenever and however they connect. The Office of Information Security is proud to be a Cybersecurity Awareness Champion, supporting online safety throughout the year. We’re here to help every member of our community gain the knowledge and tools […]
SHRED-IT: Electronic Waste & Paper Shredding Drives
On Tuesday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 26, Operations & Facilities Management Department, the Office of Sustainability, WashU Office of Information Security, and BJC Information Security are teaming up to bring the WashU community e-waste recycling and confidential paper shredding services. All are welcome to bring accepted items to the collection drive. All confidential papers and hard drives […]
Scam of the Month—September 2021
Zero-Click Security Threat Earlier this month, the Office of Information Security published an alert about “zero-click” spyware. Typical cyberattacks require the target to interact in some way with malicious content by clicking on a link or downloading an attachment from an unknown sender. Zero-click attacks do not require this sort of engagement. According to the interim […]
Meet Your InfoSec Team: Denise Woodward, Information Security Manager
Denise Woodward is an Information Security Manager in Governance, Risk, and Compliance for our Office of Information Security. She has 27 years of experience in IT, 22 of which are in information security. She got her start in information security working on the Help Desk of A.G. Edwards & Sons and has enjoyed solving problems […]