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Cybersecurity News
Complete your 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Training
Learn how to be more cyber secure at work and at home. This is a mandatory annual training for all UW employees.
Preventing internet & phone scams
Scams can on take many forms. The UW–Madison Police Department shares a few of the most common scams reported on campus—and tips to protect yourself.
UW beefs up login security by moving NetID service to the cloud
You won’t notice a change when you log in, but what will change and improve is the NetID service’s resilience against network outages and other disruptions.
The MFA-Duo prompt has a new look. Check out what’s new
In early 2024, UW–Madison updated the Duo multi-factor authentication service. You may notice the Duo security prompt looks a bit different.
Enter the Cybersecurity Awareness Month meme contest
Who, meme? Yes, you! Showcase your creativity, humor and cybersecurity awareness for a chance to have your meme displayed in the next TechNews!
LastPass update & recommendations
LastPass is a password manager available to faculty, staff and students. Though LastPass experienced a security incident late last year, we believe using it continues to be low risk.
Tips to avoid tax season fraud
Don’t get scammed by IRS impersonators or make a poor choice on tax preparers. Protect your money and personal information with these tips. And a reminder: Take these steps if you get a suspicious email.
Cybersecurity Announcement: Pre-authenticated RCE Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows SPNEGO Extended Negotiation Security Mechanism
Microsoft has recently revised the severity for SPNEGO Extended Negotiation security mechanism (NEGOEX) vulnerability to critical from its previous High severity from the September 2022 patch release. The vulnerability is being tracked as CVE-2022-37958.
Stay cyber safe—and go on a (virtual) scavenger hunt!
What should you do if you get an MFA-Duo push notification that you didn’t request? How can you find out if your email or phone number was compromised in a data breach? And what the heck is “vishing?” Go on our scavenger hunt for Cybersecurity Awareness Month and find out!