As a part of the Institute’s Security Awareness, Training, and Education program, monthly e-newsletters with tips and advice dealing with IT security issues are sent to all UTIA employees. Each month the UTIA CISO will use the e-newsletter to feature current threats, e.g., spear phishing, as well as reminders, like not sharing passwords, updates to policies or procedures, and general IT security information. These e-newsletters help keep us all aware of security matters while also educating us on what to look for and how to report problems. This page contains the last 12 e-newsletters, as well as the topics covered in each. Newsletters beyond the past 12 months are found in the Knowledge Base under the Security Awareness category.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 04/08/2024
This news brief details a current scam targeting students.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 04/05/2024
This news brief tells you about two current threats, as well as one increasingly dangerous global scam.
Reporting Phishing Attempts & Other Email Scams
If you think an email you have received is a phishing attempt or other scam, please forward the message to OIT Abuse (abuse@utk.edu). ***Remember that you must send the email…
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/27/2024
This news brief details two current threats.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/20/2024
This news brief tells you about two current threats, answers a great question in Ask Your CISO, and tells you about a new form.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 03/06/2024
This news brief reminds you not to click on Duo alerts that you did not initiate. It also reminds you why you need to include Internet headers when reporting email scams.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 02/28/2024
This news brief tells you about a legitimate email for a survey, as well as reminders about physical security and updates.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 02/22/2024
This news brief tells you about several recurring scams that have been hitting our inboxes lately.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 02/06/2024
This news brief contains information about two current email scams.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 01/24/2024
This news brief informs you about the UT Privacy Notice, tells you about a current threat, and let you know about some needed updates.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 01/23/2024
This news brief gives statistics on data privacy.
This Week’s Cybersecurity News, 01/22/2024
This news brief gives important tips for managing data privacy.