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.
We have recently identified two phishing scams that are targeting UW–Madison. The first is a scam Zoom invitation that results in the victim downloading ScreenConnect software, while the second scam is health related and takes the recipient to an external website where they are asked to enter their personal information.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend 2 sessions to learn more about our daily cybersecurity operations—and how you might create your own path to a cybersecurity career. Feb 19 & 26 via Zoom.
The UW–Madison Office of Cybersecurity and UW–Madison Graduate School are aware of a phone scam active on campus. The phone call “spoofs” the Graduate School phone number, which means that it appears to come from the Graduate School but does not.
Find out ways to reduce your risk of a cyber threat—like keeping your software up to date and using a password manager. And if you need a little meme time, share your humor and creativity in our meme contest.
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