For many, summer is a time for rest, relaxation and soaking up sunshine. For ITS, it’s one of the busiest times of the year. Because fewer students are on campus, it’s an ideal time to undertake major work to improve … Read more

Today, the Information Security Office will extend the default “remember me” period for Duo 2-Step Verification from 12 hours to seven days. This extension means that most users will verify their identities less often when they log into systems that … Read more

Four years ago, the Information Security Office kicked off a major firewall migration project. The migration, which moved about 200 unprotected VLANs (virtual local area networks) to campus enterprise firewalls, will help prevent attacks and limit the scope of attacks … Read more

Erin Towne, a Chapel Hill resident with experience in business analysis and process architecture, joined the Information Security Office today as a senior program business analyst for information security. Towne, who is no stranger to ITS, will lead program analysis … Read more

At a school as large as UNC-Chapel Hill, keeping campus safe from cybersecurity threats is a huge undertaking. The work of the UNC Information Security Office (ISO) could not be done without collaboration and communication with other information technology units … Read more

ITS is updating the Duo interface on some UNC-Chapel Hill systems. Duo is one of the 2-Step Verification tools that the University uses to protect sensitive systems and data. After you log in with your Onyen and password, Duo prompts … Read more

ITS is a Data Privacy Week champion! Organized by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, Data Privacy Week, which runs January 21 – 27, is designed to help you safeguard your data online. Your data powers AI AI tools pull their training … Read more

ITS is celebrating Data Privacy Week January 21 – 27! Organized by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, Data Privacy Week is designed to help you take charge of your data. This article, adapted from resources produced by the Alliance, sheds light … Read more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest trends of 2023, and last month, UNC began offering an institutionally scoped generative AI tool, now known as Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection. The tool was originally named Bing Chat Enterprise and … Read more

Cybersecurity is in the news all the time, and the vibe is that online threats are getting worse. Are the cybersecurity challenges becoming more severe or is it that there’s simply more to secure? Paul Rivers, Chief Information Security Officer … Read more

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All month long, ITS News will highlight how ITS — and you — keep the University safe. In this guest post, Deric Freeman with the Information Security Office, shares best practices for multi-factor authentication (MFA). … Read more

October is 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 Safe … Read more