Beginning June 26, ITS will require current and former students to use Duo Security (Duo) to provide stronger identity verification before logging into ConnectCarolina. Many users will have a second option to verify their identity — Carolina Key. Duo is … Read more
Producers of the cybersecurity podcast Data@Rest released the first half of the show’s sixth season on April 20. Michael Williams and Charlie Mewshaw, cybersecurity specialists who produce and host Data@Rest, anticipate releasing the second half of this season in May. The “human … Read more
Silence Outlook and Teams If you’re a student going on summer break or an employee taking a vacation, you’ll probably want to unplug from email and chat. It’s tempting to use the nuclear option and delete Outlook and Teams from … Read more
As we approach Earth Day, you might be thinking about ways to be a little greener. Don’t forget about technology! The tech we use impacts the environment through its entire lifecycle, but you can do a few things to make … Read more
Today, February 6, Paul Rivers takes the helm as UNC-Chapel Hill’s next Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Security. The role was previously held by Dennis Schmidt, who retired in April 2022 after 24 years … Read more
It’s Data Privacy Week and ITS is celebrating by helping to spread awareness about data privacy. It is both an individual and organizational responsibility to protect data. While individuals can make choices to safely store and access their own data, … Read more
It’s Data Privacy Week and ITS is celebrating by sharing tips to help you protect your digital privacy at work and at home. Here are some tips to help you shield your identity, important documents, passwords and data from prying … Read more
In the first article in this two-part series, we explored the industry-wide move to a passwordless system. In this article, we’ll look at a future without passwords for UNC-Chapel Hill. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All month long, ITS News … Read more
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. In this guest post, Drew Trumbull, Incident Response Team Lead with the Information Security Office, shares how malicious actors find ways around strong security measures. All month long, ITS News will highlight this year’s theme: … Read more
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. In this guest post, Jared Perdue, Information Security Specialist with the Information Security Office, shares how you can boost your mobile security. All month long, ITS News will highlight this year’s theme: See yourself in cyber. … Read more
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All month long, ITS News will highlight this year’s theme: See yourself in cyber. In this article, seeing yourself in cyber means seeing the possibilities for careers in cybersecurity. To learn more about other ways … Read more
Cybersecurity podcast Data@Rest released its fifth season on May 13. It is available on podcast apps such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts, as well as the web. The Information Security Office launched Data@Rest in 2019 as a collaboration between Michael … Read more
