Letter from the CISO, Vol 5 Issue 1 WashU Community: Riffing through a Crisis… In a recent episode of Boss Class from The Economist, “Handling a crisis: Keep calm and clarion,” (which I recommend highly), journalist Andrew Palmer interviews Columbia University Professors Chris Washburne and Paul Ingram about the course they’ve been teaching for the […]
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 June. The Inside Man is a soap opera-style training that covers critical […]
A member of the Washu community – let’s call him J.G. – received a voicemail from a person claiming to be Lt. Diaz from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s office. When J.G. returned the call from his personal phone, it appeared that he was dialing the Sheriff’s office. No one picked up, so he left […]
The Office of Information Security (OIS) welcomes Travon Moore to the team. As an Information Security Analyst I, Travon’s focus will be on strengthening OIS’ preventive measures by identifying and mitigating weaknesses within WashU’s cybersecurity infrastructure. When asked about his role, Travon spoke of its complexity. He explained that it requires becoming deeply familiar with […]
WashU IT has completed the installation of CrowdStrike Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) protections across all accessible WashU managed macOS and Windows desktop systems at the Danforth Campus and Medical School Campus. Cisco Secure Endpoint Protection (SEP) has been uninstalled from all accessible WashU managed systems. We strongly recommend using CrowdStrike for your endpoint protection […]
As part of the university-wide rebranding effort, WashU IT is updating its email templates to align with the current university guidelines. Starting July 1, the university community will begin receiving emails in the new format. While the purpose of the messages remains the same, the design will look different. These are not phishing emails, but […]