infosec News Archive

Important update for all active Marshall University e-mail accountholders including students, faculty, staff (MU, SOM, and Marshall Health) and Alumni. Marshall University Information Technology will introduce an updated e-mail security solution provided by Microsoft in January 2021.  In addition to anti-virus and anti-spam protection, the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 service improves security for both incoming and outgoing email. This

The Marshall University Information Technology (IT) department is participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to raise awareness of Cybersecurity issues. Throughout the month of October, Marshall IT will be sharing information from the national campaign on their website and Twitter account and through newsletter articles following this year’s theme “If you Connect It,

This message to all students, faculty and staff has been approved by Jon B. Cutler, Chief Information Security Officer As we start the fall semester, we remind you of the important role which you have in the cyber security of Marshall University. Please review a few key steps listed below which you can take in

Now that we’re meeting virtually for the unforeseeable future, the popular virtual conferencing app, Zoom, has been a heavy target for cyber criminals. Fear not, there are things you can do to make your Zoom meetings safer: Patch early, patch often. Use the Waiting Room option. Take control over screen sharing. Use random meeting IDs

Due to recent news, cybercriminals have a new twist on phishing emails: Coronavirus scams.  Cybercriminals often exploit popular topics and fears, and they haven’t overlooked the widespread fear of COVID-19. The Office of Information Technology asks the Marshall community to continue to stay alert of fraudulent emails and follow safety guidelines when responding to emails

  Stop by our Drinko Pop Up table in the MSC on Tuesday, March 12th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for help enrolling in MFA.  If you miss our event, you an stop by the IT Service Desk at any time if you need assistance.

Marshall University Information Technology is announcing a new service which will allow enhanced protection for their Office 365 services using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA for short or two-factor authentication). Once activated, you will receive a secondary authentication notice on your mobile device which you must approve to access MFA-protected applications such as e-mail, OneDrive, O365 ProPlus

The Marshall University Information Technology (IT) department is participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to raise awareness of Cyber Security issues. Throughout the month of October, Marshall IT will continue to share information from the national campaign. Week 4 will emphasize the importance of securing our critical infrastructure and highlight the roles the public

The Marshall University Information Technology (IT) department is participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to raise awareness of Cyber Security issues. Throughout the month of October, Marshall IT will be sharing information from the national campaign on Twitter, their website and through newsletter articles. “The Marshall IT team looks forward to National Cyber

A number of fradulent emails have been circulating with various subjects and @live.marshall.edu senders, all with message bodies looking similar to the image below.  Many accounts are continuing to be compromised. Please DO NOT CLICK any links in messages which look similar to the image below, or any other messages before verifying the sender, verifying the URL,