Virus and Security: Alerts
- Be wary of fictitious vendor security alerts received via email (09/30/09)
- Cybersecurity made fun: Educause posts 2009 video winners (08/14/09)
- Campus tech/security conference draws record numbers (05/20/09)
- Registration opens for UCCSC-2009 (04/10/09)
- Campus scans network for Conficker-infected machines (03/30/09)
- Survey measures risks in server rooms (03/17/09)
- Davis conference starts to take shape (03/12/09)
- Beware of Conficker worm, campus warns (01/20/09)
- June 'Focus on Security' conference will call for proposals soon (01/13/09)
- New '10 questions' list helps you sort backup services (11/20/08)
- Be wary of fictitious vendor security alerts received via email
Filed 09/30/09
Campus email users have reported receiving email messages from "Microsoft" advising them to install an operating system security update attached to the message as part of a monthly update process.
- Cybersecurity made fun: Educause posts 2009 video winners
Filed 08/14/09
If you have any colleagues who take a lax attitude toward computer security, introduce them to Cybersecurity Sam. He mumbles a little on camera, but his point is clear.
- Campus tech/security conference draws record numbers
Filed 05/20/09
It's a sellout! A record crowd will attend next month's UCCSC2009-Focus on Security, a conference at UC Davis with news, information and insights about computing and security. As a result, the event has reached its maximum enrollment and ended registration early. Signups at the door will not be accepted.
- Registration opens for UCCSC-2009
Filed 04/10/09
Registration has opened for UCCSC-2009 Focus on Security, a conference at UC Davis this June 16-17 with news, information and insights about computing and security.
- Campus scans network for Conficker-infected machines
Filed 03/30/09
If the Conficker virus causes trouble on April 1, the campus plans to be ready. Individual computer users would be smart to do the same.
- Survey measures risks in server rooms
Filed 03/17/09
Server rooms support essential functions for the campus and, thus, these rooms are subject to the need for physical security safeguards. These safeguards include physical access, heating and cooling, fire detection, disaster recovery, water encroachment and power management. A proposal lined up for final approval this quarter will help to ensure that campus server rooms are uniformly reviewed for physical security needs.
- Davis conference starts to take shape
Filed 03/12/09
The list of topics is starting to gel for UCCSC2009--Focus on Security, the combined UC Davis IT Security Symposium and University of California Computing Services Conference scheduled June 16-17 on campus.
- Beware of Conficker worm, campus warns
Filed 01/20/09
Information and Educational Technology is warning faculty, students and staff to watch out for a widespread computer worm, Conficker, that can easily spread through contaminated flash drives and shared data storage.
- June 'Focus on Security' conference will call for proposals soon
Filed 01/13/09
Plans are moving ahead for UCCSC 2009--Focus on Security, the combined UC Davis IT Security Symposium and University of California Computing Services Conference scheduled June 16-17 on campus. Registration will cost no more than $125.
- New '10 questions' list helps you sort backup services
Filed 11/20/08
If you store information electronically, you need to create backup copies to reduce the odds that your financial records or research paper will be lost to a virus, crash or theft. If you want to use an online backup service as part of your strategy, Information and Educational Technology has created a new resource to help you find a good one.
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