Did you know that most of the email coming to UNC-Chapel Hill email addresses is junk? Spam, phishing, viruses and other bad emails account for 92.8 percent of the email received at Carolina over the previous six months. That … Read more

As part of your life or work on campus, consider the amount of email you send and receive each day and all the digital devices you use. You’re texting and emailing from the time you wake until your head finally … Read more

The Sensitive Information Remediation Project, better known as Project SIR, is a campus-wide initiative with the purpose to scan, find, delete and/or secure sensitive information. Project SIR is being implemented across campus by units, departments and individuals invested in the … Read more

This video is courtesy of the Stop.Think.Connect campaign as part of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month.   As big data breaches such as those targeting Home Depot and Target increasingly grab headlines, one security tool with a technical-sounding name … Read more

Yesterday’s post was about how to stay secure when using public WiFi networks. Today, we’re sharing a few more tips on the topic. If you decide you’re going to use your mobile device on a public wireless network, you can … Read more

While out and about, you pull out your mobile device and several public wireless networks pop up. Those free WiFi connections entice you as you mindfully consider your mounting data usage charges. Considering all the information security threats out there, … Read more

This month ITS News is recognizing National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) by sharing advice, insights and resources with you on all sorts of digital security topics. We’re dovetailing with the national campaign —this is the 11th year that the … Read more

October 17 | 11 a.m. – 12p.m. | Global Fedex Building ITS is pleased to welcome Virginia Tech’s Randy Marchany to campus as he speaks about cyber security preparedness and best practices on October 17th at our Cyber Security Town … Read more