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University provides important information for potentially affected students, employees to protect personal information
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Third-party service providers National Student Clearinghouse, or NSC, and TIAA recently informed Michigan State University that they were affected by a data breach resulting in the potential exposure of MSU community members’ personal data. Read Full Article →
In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, MSU IT is hosting two events for the MSU community. Protecting yourself and the MSU community is all about increasing your knowledge so that you can decrease cybersecurity risk. You might not think your data is worth protecting, but your MSU credentials can be used as a gateway to important institutional data. Read Full Article →
As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, here are some additional elements of wisdom to ensure you stay safe and secure online.
Passwords and Passphrases
Gandalf was right when he said, “Keep it secret, keep it safe.” Keeping your login credentials (passwords/passphrases) to yourself might be obvious, but what about creating a stronger password or passphrase? Read Full Article →
In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, MSU IT will host Detective Sergeant Sam North, Michigan Cyber Command Center (MC3), to discuss common cyber threats and scams lurking online. North will also present ways to identify phishing e-mails, tips to improve cybersecurity and explore criminal investigations related to network intrusions. Read Full Article →
Not everybody is who they say they are on the web, and sometimes people online aren’t people at all. They might be lines of code meant to mimic human behavior. In other words, some people on the web are bots––some are good, and some are nefarious. There are also some people behind accounts working hard to get other users aggravated. Read Full Article →
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Michigan State University Information Technology wants to ensure that you stay safe and secure online–which means more than just creating a strong password. Protecting yourself and the MSU community is all about increasing your knowledge so that you can decrease cybersecurity risk. You might not think your data is worth protecting, but your MSU credentials can be used as a gateway to important institutional data. Read Full Article →
On Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 8 am to midnight, MSU IT will replace multiple obsolete servers to maintain performance and security standards, resulting in a temporary downtime of several MSU applications. During this time, users may notice a disruption in accessing applications, but saved data will be unaffected.
The outdated servers host many important applications used by the entire MSU community, so it’s critical to ensure they are properly maintained. Read Full Article →
Would you like to become more familiar with the technology tools available at MSU? MSU IT offers no-cost, virtual, instructor-led training for all students, faculty, and staff. Join our live sessions for instruction on Zoom and the Microsoft 365 suite, including Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, and Forms.
RegisterRegister for upcoming live courses at SpartansLearn. Read Full Article →
As the world becomes increasingly connected, adhering to standard cybersecurity practices is critical to safeguard against potential cyber threats. Even if you don’t think you have sensitive information to steal, cyber attackers could use your accounts or devices as an open door to MSU.
What you can doHere are immediate, simple actions our community can take now to better protect personal and institutional data:
- Turn on multifactor authentication (MFA) for your Spartan 365 and MSU email account
- Enable MFA now
- Safeguarding access to these systems inhibits attacks on our infrastructure and reduces the possibility of disclosure or misuse of your MSU information
- Choose Okta Verify for MFA
- The Okta Verify mobile app is the most secure way to receive MFA push notifications
- Learn more at go.msu.edu/newmfa
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Michigan State University Information Technology wants to ensure that you stay safe and secure online–which means more than just creating a strong password. Protecting yourself and the MSU community is all about increasing your knowledge so that you can decrease cybersecurity risk. The more aware you are, the safer and more secure you will be. Read Full Article →
