As we all prepare to rest over the winter break, Information Services would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of good practices for staying cyber secure over the holidays. Criminals are taking advantage of recent events to craft convincing emails, texts and phone calls to trick you into giving up your personal information. […]
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How to handle research data
Researchers often collect highly confidential information for their research. It is essential this data is stored securely and is collected following data protection legislation. Failure to collect data ethically can damage the reputation of the researcher and the University. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) You may be a little fed up of hearing about […]
The importance of physical security
Information security isn’t just about electronic data; it’s also about physical risks too. Research shows that human error is the leading cause of security failures in organisations. Imagine a thief managed to access your office, how much confidential information could they get a hold of in just a few minutes? What is physical information security? […]
How to work away from the office securely
Working away from your usual work location takes advantage of the latest technologies, allowing you to take the office with you, working on various devices and connecting in different ways to the information you need. But there are many additional risks to information security when working in this way. Here are a few to be […]
European Cyber Security month
The European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) is the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and to providing up-to-date online security information through awareness-raising and sharing of good practices. We will be publishing a series of blog posts and also sharing the content from the European Union’s campaign. For the […]
Information Security Awareness Training is here!
We are happy to announce that our Information Security Awareness Training course is now available to all staff! Access your training through WorkRite The e-learning module is accessible in the same place where you can find all of your induction, GDPR and Health and Safety training. Just log in to the Portal and access your e-learning […]
Why are universities targeted by cyber-attacks?
In May of 2020, the cloud computing provider Blackbaud which is a major supplier to Universities across the globe was targeted by a ransomware attack. While Blackbaud managed to minimise the damage to its systems, the cyber criminals behind the attack managed to steal a subset of data. As a result, many universities in the […]
Scan to OneDrive is here!
Information Services is enabling Scan to OneDrive, which allows you to scan documents and upload them to your OneDrive cloud storage in Office 365, on Wednesday 2nd September. Once this feature is enabled, you will need to go through a quick setup process after scanning your first document on a printer/MFD. Please see guidance on […]
How to counter phishing, vishing, smishing, and whaling
Phishing Recently, several sophisticated phishing attacks mimicking popular online services such as Office 365 have surfaced. In a recent publication by Cofense, threat actors were found to be luring employees to accept new Terms of Use and Privacy Policies to steal Office 365 login credentials. The malicious actors went to great efforts to spoof the […]
Scan to OneDrive is coming
We will soon be implementing a new feature on all University printers (also called Multi-Functional Devices or ‘MFDs’) which will allow you to scan documents and upload them directly to your OneDrive storage in the Office 365 cloud. The documents will be easily accessible from a folder in OneDrive which can be viewed online or automatically […]