Today for European Cybersecurity month we are covering cyber hygiene. Below are some common problems that you can avoid if you maintain good cyber hygiene. Loss of data: hard drives and online cloud storage that isn’t backed up or maintained is vulnerable to hacking, corruption and other problems that could result in the loss of […]
We have had a report that a student at another University has received a SMS Phishing message (text message) purporting to be from the University. The message states that the student’s attendance is below 60% and as such is in breach of their student loan terms. It then goes on to state that they need […]
Further to our Information Security alert of last Thursday which was distributed by email to all staff and all students, as well as published in the Student Bulletin and on all IS channels, we are now seeing a resurgence of blue button emails amongst the student community. Since the initial attack last Thursday, we have […]
As our world becomes more and more digital, so do the threats that it faces. This week we are raising awareness that, like Health and Safety, cyber security is everyone’s responsibility. Is your password strong enough? Could it easily be hacked, or even just guessed? Is it safe from prying eyes? Or do you have […]
The Student Services Hub team are joining UniDesk. UniDesk is your first point of call for a wide range of student enquiries such as Library, IT and now the Student Services Hub. You might want to ask questions about: Ask the Library The Library, the Library Catalogue, your Library Record, Research Guides, A-Z Online Resources, […]
Please be advised that a number of staff have reported receiving telephone calls from unknown or other external numbers on their University extensions, which appear to be malicious cold-callers. Typically, the phone calls have been either accident-claim companies, or individuals claiming to be from the University IT department and/or ‘Windows Technical Support’, requesting access to […]
Over the last few days we have seen a large number of phishing emails arriving in staff inboxes. The latest ones have been sent from internal email addresses so may even have come from someone you know. Hackers are able to send these emails because they trick one of our community into answering an earlier […]
Malware, hackers, phishing, spyware, trojans, cybercrime, password stealers, viruses, worms, rootkits, adware, etc. The vacation periods at Universities are traditionally times for all of this malicious activity to increase dramatically. Perhaps the people behind it think that that their victim’s minds are elsewhere, making them an easier target than usual. Perhaps they are right. […]
Every year we all receive a number of ‘phishing’ emails sent to University email accounts. These emails simulate formal University emails and attempt to deceive you into revealing your University username and password. Some of the common examples include emails notifying you that your mailbox is full and inviting you to click on a link […]