Six summer Information & Technology Services interns continued development on an interactive privacy game for elementary-aged students, from designing and animating characters to creating educational scenarios. Work continues into the academic year.
SUMIT events this year will include a U-M panel on election security, ITS Information Assurance topics, and BTAA-sponsored presentations.
Higher education is a prime target for cybercrime, including scams, disinformation, and increasingly complex phishing. As Wolverines return to campus to kick off the Fall 2026 semester, consider what you can do to help safeguard the university’s digital assets.
Join U-M election and public opinion experts for a discussion about election security, voting technology, verification, and public trust.
As online harassment continues to increase, here are some tips to help protect yourself and practice online hygiene.
As students return to campus, fraudsters target them with phishing scams. Help protect U-M students by spreading awareness of fake job offers and football ticket scams.
The Marsal Family School of Education and Information and Technology Services (ITS) co-hosted the all-day event for Michigan K-12 superintendents and IT professionals to engage with and learn from U-M experts about their shared experiences in the current digital landscape and how to ethically and responsibly meet the moment.
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the sphere of cybersecurity threats to IT infrastructures. The number of attacks targeting the university is increasing, while the time between identification and exploitation is decreasing. ITS Information Assurance (IA) is cognizant of the shifting threat landscape and is finalizing updates to the Vulnerability Management (DS-21) standard. Vulnerability management is a critical component of… Read More »
The Appropriate Use of AI Services & U-M Policy guide provides clear, actionable direction organized around five key areas.
It’s best to avoid public WiFi and go online using a secure U-M WiFi option or a secure home wireless network. If you need to use public WiFi, you can do so more securely by following the tips below. Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Secure Your Internet Connection includes best practices for securing your connection and helps… Read More »
Going places this summer? Pack along these Safe Computing tips for traveling with technology. You’ll rest assured that you’re ready to take off on your next adventure, and well prepared to safeguard both your own and the university’s data. Preparing for Travel Only take what you need: Update and prepare your devices: Set up basic security settings: If… Read More »
At the April 16 Summit “Everything That Is Wrong About AI: A Critical Look at Challenges & Opportunities,” co-hosted by ITS and the Provost’s Office, the U‑M community examined AI’s risks and benefits, and how the university could help lead and shape AI adoption.
The 2026 Privacy@Michigan event series, co-sponsored by the ITS Privacy Office and the School of Information, ran from Data Privacy Day on January 28 through late March. The event series explored timely and far-reaching topics related to privacy from a variety of disciplines and perspectives.
As the university’s digital environment evolves in response to global technological developments and the needs of the U-M community, so do our cybersecurity practices and underlying IT policies and standards. Here is a roundup of the IT policies and standards that were updated in 2025: In early 2026, we published an update to Personally Owned Devices that Access or… Read More »
As AI tools become increasingly ubiquitous, it is important to question how they are or are not protecting user data.
A new DPE320: HIPAA and Protected Health Information course is available for faculty and staff who may interact with Protected Health Information (PHI) as part of their normal job activities.
Spring brings brightly colored tulips, buds on the trees, and job offer scams targeting students.
Join us for Privacy@Michigan events in March.
Join us for Privacy@Michigan events and programming featuring engaging presentations and more.
Learn how to balance convenience and security while traveling this holiday season.