Security Archive

Vulnerability Analyst, Adam Maxey, is sharing information on why you need Vulnerability Management and how OU IT Security can help. Data security is a big topic in today’s news cycle. Stories of data and personal information breaches are reported almost daily....

We’re pleased today that Ian Koetter, IT Security Analyst, agreed to share his expert advice on how to solve a problem we all share. The problem? We all have too many passwords.  With the expansive growth of online services...

It’s finally Spring! That’s right, you know what that means… SPRING CLEANING! Our Security Operations and Architecture Director, Aaron Baillio, gives us his cyber cleaning expertise: On average, we spend 4 hours a day on our smart phones. We...

Today we’re excited that our IT Security Analyst, Jason Close, agreed to share his insight on phishing and scams. Scammers have turned their attention away from trying to sell fake products, and instead, trying to capture your identity.  Why? ...

Data Privacy Day was January 28th, and of course we didn’t want to miss an opportunity to remind you to protect your data! We’re pleased that Donnie McBride, our compliance guru, agreed to share his expert advice with us....

Ron Fellhauer is our Executive Director of Security and Risk Management. Today he’s sharing his tips for avoiding scams this holiday season. It’s that season again!  No, not football season or holiday season… it’s phishing season! Unfortunately, email phishers...

Last week, Equifax disclosed that they have discovered a breach of their consumer data systems that occurred between mid-May and July 2017. The scope of the breach is estimated at 143 million consumers. For perspective, the population of the...

You might have heard about the email scam against Google users this week in which spammers emailed what appeared to be Google docs asking users to collaborate. Google reacted swiftly by removing fake pages, disabling offending accounts, and flagging similar email messages with...

Well, it’s finished. For this year, anyway. The messaging is done, support tickets are closed, calls have slowed, and we’re gathering our numbers, tossing around phrases like “lessons learned” and “inactive accounts.” We began our latest security initiative knowing...