Employees will be notified in Workday when the training is available.
Cybersecurity News
The Office of Cybersecurity manages the university’s risk-reduction efforts through data protection, ongoing diagnostics, cybersecurity awareness training and policies and procedures to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive information.
Microsoft licensing: What we learned & what’s next
Smart Access update: We made the strategic decision to defer additional investment in Microsoft A5 licensing. However, Smart Access and our Zero Trust strategy remain priorities. Learn more about this decision and next steps.
Avoid Workday phishing scams
Now that Workday is here, we expect to be targeted by phishing attacks. We are counting on you to help keep UW secure by detecting and reporting phishing attempts. Brush up on some reminders to help you identify red flags.
Is that text message real—or is it smishing?
“Smishing” is a version of phishing, but the message arrives via text instead of email. Find out how you can protect yourself.
Summary of Smart Access workshops & focus groups
The Smart Access project team will decide in July whether to adopt Microsoft as its primary Smart Access platform. The project team hosted several opportunities for IT staff from across campus to share valuable insights and feedback. What comes next?
MFA-Duo updates
On June 2, important updates were made to the Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) service. Find out what changed—and how it will improve your login experience and better protect your NetID account.
UW–Madison’s cybersecurity future: Collaboration as our superpower
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
4/22 Phishing alert: subject line “URGENT: All Staff Meeting Invitation”
Another Zoom phishing scam targeting UW–Madison: The email resembles an invitation to a meeting with the chancellor. Learn how to protect yourself from this and similar phishing attempts.
4/8 Phishing alert: Subject line “Subject: University of Wisconsin–Madison.Act Now”
We have recently identified a phishing scam targeting UW–Madison account holders. This scam email purports to be a message from IT warning users that their account is about to be deactivated due to retirement, graduation or transfer. The scammer’s intent is to fool recipients into clicking a link and entering their personal data into a Google form.
What is a Protect Surface and Why Use it?
As organizations face growing security challenges with modern and complex networks, Zero Trust has become a key solution. The “protect surface” approach offers a focused and effective way to apply Zero Trust. This allows organizations to concentrate their security resources on what matters most.