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Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting.
Microsoft and Western intelligence agencies report that espionage groups, believed to be connected to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), are targeting and compromising hotel and conference Wi-Fi networks around the world. (Source: PCMag.com)
Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting. This month's meeting is a special in-person gathering.August Agenda:What: Ice Cream SocialWhen: Wednesday, August…
The Cornell community has experienced an increase in phishing attempts over the past week. Scammers are impersonating the Office of Career Development and its employees to offer students work-study opportunities and remote internships. In some cases, these offers arrive on what appears to be…
Cybercriminals continue to target universities with email messages designed to steal credentials, financial information, and sensitive data. While Cornell's security systems help block many attacks, every member of the community plays an important role in identifying suspicious messages before they…
Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting.
Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting.
Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting.
When this change was rolled out, people were prompted to authenticate with the Microsoft Authenticator instead of Duo as originally communicated. CIT security has rolled back the change to resolve the issue.
Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting.
PhishAlarm, a third-party solution for reporting suspicious email directly to the IT Security Office, proved successful over its two-year implementation. Since March 9, 2024, Cornell community members have reported 29,300 messages and 11, 276 of those were flagged as malicious by security team…
About the Resource RegistryAs common as possible...Cornell has over two thousand web applications in use across the Ithaca campus. The Cornell IT Resource Registry will inventory ownership, purpose, mission criticality, data sensitivity, location, and security controls for these applications. This…
As part of the CIT Managed Servers service, the IT Security Office administers the Rapid7 InsightVM vulnerability management tool. All Managed Servers are automatically enrolled in InsightVM and customers can access scan results via the InsightVM console.
IT staff can access a web-based application vulnerability scanning utility, AppSpider, that is easy-to-use, feature-rich, and up to date with the latest vulnerability scanning signatures.
NetAdmins can access an easy-to-use, web-based, feature-rich, and up-to-date general-purpose vulnerability scanner.Get started with Tenable Vulnerability Management.If you need assistance reclassifying a vulnerability severity or acceptance of a risk finding, please submit a request form.
College students are being targeted in a new scam that lures them in with the promise of tickets to sports or concert events and leaves them empty-handed. If you fall for their tricks, the scammers not only get your money but they also steal your identity. The university’s Division of Public Safety…
The service offerings listed below are for the storage and retrieval of keys for whole disk encryption on CIT-managed devices.BitLockerBitLocker is a Windows feature that encrypts the data on your hard drive using BitLocker Whole Disk Encryption to keep the contents safe from unauthorized access.…
Protecting Cornell data, including that of faculty, staff, and students, is a shared responsibility. While extensive technical safeguards reduce our risk considerably, the university's best defense continues to be a well-informed community that knows how to recognize and guard against cybersecurity…
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a 1974 federal law protecting the privacy of student educational records. FERPA safeguards student privacy by limiting who may access student records, specifying for what purpose they may access those records, and detailing what rules…