Security researchers have discovered a new ransomware strain called "Fessleak". It delivers malicious code straight into system memory and does not drop any files on disk. Most antivirus software is not able to catch this.Read more about Fessleak.
Later this spring semester, a confidential data locator tool called “Identity Finder” will be installed on all university-owned computers to help faculty and staff identify confidential data on their machines. Learn more about Identity Finder.
Each spring semester, an IT Survey is sent to all staff, faculty, and to a random sample of 10,000 students. The 2014 IT survey results are now available on the IT website. Read more about IT's 2014 survey results.
Anthem, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, said that the personal information of tens of millions of its customers and employees, including its chief executive, was the subject of a “very sophisticated external cyberattack.”Read more about the Anthem cyberattack.