Beware of an active phishing campaign on campus in which the attacker impersonates a UW–Madison employee support unit. The message asks recipients to click a link to a fake site promising $7,750 worth of Bitcoin in financial assistance.
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8/16 Phishing Alert! Subject: “Benefits”
There’s an active phishing campaign targeting UW–Madison email addresses. The attacker offers to provide financial assistance to qualifying employees. Sure signs it’s bogus: misspellings and a link to a non-UW URL.
WiscVPN Adds Multi-Factor Authentication Aug 23
This upgrade is part of the mandated security processes from UW System President Tommy Thompson and helps protect WiscVPN against user credential theft.
Cisco VoIP Telephone Options For Shared Spaces
There are 3 main options for shared workspaces: Jabber, Extension Mobility and multiple lines on a single phone. Get details to help you choose which option works best for you.
InfoLabs open this fall
UW–Madison InfoLabs will offer a full complement of in-person services this fall semester after operating much of last year at reduced capacity due to the pandemic.
Now Add and Share Your Pronouns in UW–Madison Zoom
This eagerly anticipated feature allows you to indicate how you’d like to be referred to in class, in online discussions and meetings, or anywhere else Zoom displays your name. Get step-by-step instructions.
How to host inclusive hybrid meetings
As we adapt to hybrid working situations, it’s important to try and create an inclusive, collaborative and productive work environment.
Why caption your virtual meetings?
Transcripts are text versions of media content, most commonly used for making audio content accessible. Here are ways to provide your whole audience with what they need to get your message.
The CISO’s Perspective—The Undiscovered Vulnerability
Departing Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner shares some intergalactic perspectives on the past 6 years of cybersecurity defense, and signals our readiness for the battles ahead.
Graduate Of Precollege Program For Native Students Reflects On Time At UW–Madison
Michael Williams, who graduated this spring from UW–Madison, has been accepted to the UW Law School. Michael credits Information Technology Academy with helping him get to this point.