Network Changes Happening March 19
Certificate Authority (CA) root certificates are an industry standard that protect our network, users and digital data. They play a crucial role in validating a website's identity and, therefore, its...
Security & Compliance Archives
Account Authentication Goes Passwordless
Account authentication has always been one of ECU's most important security strategies for users. To make verification convenient as well as secure, ECU now offers several authentication technologies. These solutions make...
Password Reset Moves to Microsoft 365
NOTE: Faculty and staff using an ECU-managed macOS computer will continue to change their password through their computer – not through Microsoft 365 My Account. On Monday, August 18, current faculty, students and...
File Sharing: Know the Rules!
So you think that downloading free music and movies from the Internet is a great idea? You might want to think twice about that. ECU blocks all file-sharing traffic on...
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...
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...
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...
Security Precautions for Working and Teaching Remotely
View the Adobe Spark version of this newsletter. While many faculty and staff have returned full time to the ECU campus, others are continuing to work remotely or a hybrid...