ECU Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared the month of October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors...
Security & Compliance Archives
Don’t Take the Bait! Spot Phishing Emails
If you accidentally respond to a phishing email, change your password immediately, verify your multifactor methods, then call the IT service Desk at 252-328-9866. Phishing emails appear legitimate but are...
MFA Best Practices for ECU Users
All users configure Azure Multifactor Authentication* through their Microsoft 365 account when onboarding to ECU. Azure MFA allows log in to email, Canvas and other single sign-on applications. For improved...
SSO Required for VPN
ECU’s virtual private network (VPN) is an encrypted virtual tunnel between off-campus devices and on-campus information. Connecting to ECU through remoteaccess.ecu.edu prevents unauthorized persons from accessing data traveling between your...
ECU Guidelines for Using Artificial Intelligence
While it can be difficult to separate the hype from reality, it is clear that: AI tools impact the way we work. Vendors are building AI tools into existing products....
ECU Cybersecurity Awareness Month Speaker Series
Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared the month of October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors...
Cybersecurity Awareness Resources
This past year, the Information Security Office promoted several security awareness topics to empower faculty and staff to stay cyber secure, build a culture of security, and better protect the...
Identity Theft: Protect Yourself
This year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme, "See Yourself in Cyber," focuses on an individual's smart decisions to keep safe and secure online. Today’s post provides tips to help you avoid...
Fake News, Misinformation, and Disinformation as Cyber Security Threats
View the Adobe Spark version of this newsletter. WHAT IS FAKE NEWS? "Fake news" is "fabricated information that mimics news media content in form but not in organizational process or...
Tips on How to Protect Yourself from Online Identity Theft and Phishing Scams
View the Adobe Spark version of this newsletter. Cyber crime in all its many forms can, at best, wreak havoc in victims’ lives through major inconvenience and annoyance. At worst,...