WordPress has released version 6.0.2. This security and maintenance release contains patches for 3 vulnerabilities, including a high severity SQL Injection vulnerability in the Links functionality (CVSS Score of 8.0), as well as two Medium Severity Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity Announcement: Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2022-36804)
Atlassian has published a security advisory warning Bitbucket Server and Data Center users of a critical security flaw that allows remote attackers with access to public repositories or read access to private Bitbucket repositories to execute arbitrary code.
Campus Active Directory Services: August updates
Campus Active Directory Services (CADS) shared some updates at a recent AD Community Time event. If you missed the session, you can find the summary here.
8/29 phishing alert! Subject: “School Job Offer”
Watch out for an active phishing campaign on campus in which the attacker offers a a part-time, work-from-home job.
Welcome to a new semester!
Faculty and instructors: As you prepare for a great year ahead, learn about important updates for Learn@UW tools, details on upcoming training, reminders and additional resources to help you plan and execute your curriculum.
Zoom app minimum version update effective Aug 29
All UW–Madison Zoom accounts and individuals attending UW–Madison Zoom hosted meetings are required to use the latest version. Check which version you have and make sure you’re prepared!
Complete your Cybersecurity Awareness Training
All UW–Madison employees (including student employees) must complete the Cybersecurity Awareness Training by Dec 1.
New Jira auth plugin; UDDS for group management discontinued
Do you use Jira to handle workflows? The Jira team implemented a new authentication plugin for group management and discontinued using UDDS codes for authentication. Learn whether your Jira group or project will be affected.
Don’t forget! Complete the Cybersecurity Forward survey by Sep 1
If you attended this year’s Cybersecurity Forward presentation series or watched any of the recordings, we’d love for you to help us shape next year’s conference by completing our survey.
UW Design Community retrospective
Our session Design Community Retrospective was held on August 25, 2022. Please check out the available recording and resources.