Letter from the CISO, Vol 4 Issue 2 Washington University Community: Last Friday, all the news was about the millions of Windows computers around the world that had been taken down by a flawed CrowdStrike file update. Starting in the wee hours of Friday morning, systems administrators and computer users everywhere were struggling to boot […]
In this series we are exploring key aspects of our Information Security Awareness, Behavior, and Culture program. If you are a regular reader of this newsletter, you may have read our first article in this series entitled Inside ABC: Awareness, Behavior, and Culture. If you missed that one, you may want to read it first […]
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 July. The Inside Man is a soap opera-style training that covers critical […]
The Office of Information Security has observed a trend in which criminals advertise a job while impersonating someone from a university in Mexico. Impersonation is one of the most effective social engineering tactics scammers use, and it can be particularly enticing if offered employment. If you see a message like the one below, please do […]
Jeremy Howard, security analyst III, is one of the newest members of our InfoSec team. Jeremy’s primary responsibilities as a Security Analyst III are to “manage and review events and increase the organization’s security posture by using our Data Loss Prevention program.” He also “provides guidance regarding information security pertaining to clinical workflows.” Jeremy notes […]