cybersecurity

National Science Foundation funds Case Western Reserve team working to stop data breaches, protect customer information A pair of Case Western Reserve University computer researchers want to develop a better defense against big data breaches—and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is intrigued e...

Today marks the first day of October, which also means the start of the 16th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). In observance, the University Technology ([U]Tech) Information Security Office (ISO) at Case Western Reserve University will provide security resources and events thro...

Strengthening cybersecurity at Case Western Reserve University should be the concern of everyone in the university community, and requires fuller knowledge and improved efforts from all to make it happen. The Information Security Office makes available training materials—courtesy of the SANS Instit...

Editor's note: Zoom published an update over the weekend, resulting in a new version number. This story has been updated to reflect the most up-to-date version. Last week, it was disclosed that a Zoom vulnerability had been discovered that affected any Mac with Zoom installed. This vulnerability wa...

Effective Tuesday, July 16, University Technology ([U]Tech) will strengthen security for the computer registration for the Case Western Reserve University campus network and the [U]Tech Software Center. Using either of these services will require TLS (Transport Layer Security, a cryptographic proto...

News broke last week of a bug in the Group FaceTime app that allows anyone with an iPhone or iPad to eavesdrop on other users without their knowledge. Apple has disabled the app and stated it is working on a fix to be implemented via a software update later this week. In the meantime, for further s...

University Technology’s ([U]Tech) Information Security Office wants to alert Case Western Reserve University community members of a scam email that was received by members of the university community Friday, Feb. 1. This phishing attempt purports to be from the [U]Tech Service Desk, and mimics the ...

Though National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) is over, University Technology’s ([U]Tech) Information Security Office (ISO) wants to remind CWRU community members about one of its newest security offerings: LastPass. LastPass is software that makes password management quick and easy. It ca...

This month, University Technology’s ([U]Tech) Information Security Office is marking National Cybersecurity Awareness Month by sharing information on different facets of cybersecurity. In its 15th year, the month-long awareness campaign promotes the importance of protecting against hackers, online ...

This month, University Technology’s ([U]Tech) Information Security Office is marking National Cybersecurity Awareness Month by sharing information on different facets of cybersecurity. In its 15th year, the month-long awareness campaign promotes the importance of protecting against hackers, online ...