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Technology News
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Level Up Your Cybersecurity: Join UA's New Awareness Program
March 07, 2025
This pilot program is aimed at changing the way we approach training. Instead of a more lengthy session each fall, you can now opt into a more engaging format that breaks the training into four quick 5-minute assignments.
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Did You Know? Scammers are Impersonating University Officials
January 24, 2025
Phishing emails and other electronic scams are becoming more frequent; in recent weeks, the Security team has received multiple reports of fraudulent document-sharing attempts. In this attack, a document will be shared with UA users, supposedly requesting action by a supervisor or trusted member of the UA community.
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Don't Get Hooked: Protect Yourself from Credential Harvesting Scams
January 10, 2025
Credential harvesting is an attack that tricks a user into entering their credentials into a fraudulent form, which is often designed to imitate a trusted login page. The form link is often delivered via email or text, but could also be delivered via a malicious QR code.
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Software Procurement Process Update
December 20, 2024
We are excited to announce the launch of our new web page dedicated to providing clarity and guidance on the Software Procurement Review process.
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Strengthening Security: New Passphrase Standards Coming in January
December 06, 2024
Starting in January, ELMO will require a new minimum password length of 16 characters.
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Annual Title IX training due by October 31st
October 18, 2024
This training is an important step towards a safe campus environment where our students, staff and faculty can learn, work and live.
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Reminder-UA Security Awareness Training due October 31
October 16, 2024
Due October 31 - Annual Required Security Awareness Training
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October 04, 2024
Every fall as students and scholars return to campus, university staff are asked to update their directory information in the people.alaska.edu directory.
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Reminder - UA Security Awareness Training
September 11, 2024
Security Awareness Training is designed to help all UA employees recognize and avoid threats such as phishing, social engineering, and malware
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September Training Spotlight: Cybersecurity
September 06, 2024
Security Awareness Training is a mandatory requirement for employees