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There’s still time to play the Cyber Bowl!

October 22, 2024

It’s easy and fun to play the Cyber Bowl. To compete, log into the Cyber Bowl website, hosted by NC State University, with your Onyen and take a five-question quiz on topics such as passwords and phishing. Each completed quiz … Read more

Data@Rest to host live, interactive podcast recording

October 15, 2024

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All month long, the Information Security Office is sharing ways you can protect yourself — and the University — online. Discover more Cybersecurity Awareness Month events, or for tips on strengthening cybersecurity year-round, visit … Read more

Cybersecurity joint effort protects campus from threats

October 4, 2024

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All month long, ITS News will highlight how we can all secure our world. Check out all Cybersecurity Awareness Month events, or for year-round tips on staying cybersafe, visit Safe Computing at UNC. You likely know it … Read more

Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October

September 16, 2024

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and ITS and the Information Security Office are celebrating all month long with events, resources and a month-long competition against NC State University and Duke University. Founded in 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each … Read more

The CrowdStrike outage: How ITS staffers responded

August 15, 2024

The CrowdStrike “blue screen of death” event that began on July 19 affected at least 8.5 million computers worldwide and is being called the biggest IT outage in history. Early rough estimates put the cost to organizations and individuals in … Read more

Be scam savvy: 5 red flags for job scams

August 14, 2024

Before you reply to a phishy email that might lead to identity theft, pay a background check fee, accept a package or cash a check for supplies — take a minute to be skeptical and scam savvy. Ask yourself, does … Read more