A new DCE101: Cybersecurity and Data Protection at U-M training course is now available in My LINC. This course provides useful data protection guidance and cybersecurity awareness for faculty and staff across all U-M academic campuses.
As you prepare to travel, you will likely take along some combination of a smartphone, tablet, laptop, and other mobile devices. Follow these tips to safeguard both your own and the university’s data.
The MCommunity Directory now offers the option for faculty and staff to choose who can view their campus mailing address.
Scams that are designed to steal your login under false pretenses, such as a party invitation or a request to review a document, are affecting the U-M community. Please share this information with faculty, staff and students in your unit or department. How it works Scammers send you an email directing you to enter your uniqname, password, and… Read More »
ITS has published an important revision of the IT Standard on Network Security (DS-14).
The Office of the Vice President for Communications (OVPC), in collaboration with the Information and Technology Services (ITS) Privacy Office, has released a new consent and preference management integration for U-M websites.
This year’s Data Privacy Day event focused on privacy in the age of AI. A recording is now available on Safe Computing.
Join Carnegie Mellon University’s Dr. Sauvik Das for a presentation exploring privacy in the age of AI on Jan. 28 at noon to celebrate Data Privacy Day 2025.
IT standard on endpoint security administration will allow units to promote and require important measures for protecting the university’s valuable digital assets.
Preserving your data and privacy during the holidays is more important than ever. Follow these tips from Safe Computing to get started.
Learn how to protect yourself while online shopping this holiday season.
Multi-factor authentication is an important capability that helps secure the login process. Learn how to avoid getting caught by MFA scams.
New capabilities and features utilizing AI are increasingly included in updates to apps and operating systems. Here are some tips to remember when using AI with sensitive data.
SUMIT events celebrated and promoted IT security at U-M – slide presentations are available.
LSA and ITS Information Assurance partner to reach more students with cybersecurity scam announcements.
More than 1,000 of the University of Michigan websites are protected with U-M Cloudflare, a significant milestone for the project implementation team. Cloudflare provides a critical security capability to protect university websites, web applications, and DNS (Domain Name System) servers from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and break-in or takeover attempts. Work continues to get more sites… Read More »
The Safe Computing website is your reliable security and privacy guidance and information source at U-M, maintained by ITS Information Assurance.
Information Assurance will deploy a new CrowdStrike Falcon feature on Windows computers: the Falcon Sensor Status icon.
A recording of Kashmir Hill, NYT Technology Reporter, speaking on October 7 at the Ford School about privacy in the age of facial recognition is now available.
U-M IT professionals who manage Active Directory (AD) accounts in UMROOT have an important responsibility for the security of those accounts. This responsibility includes ensuring that they are: Those who manage AD accounts in UMROOT should review a complete list of guidelines annually. Please see Active Directory Non-uniqname Accounts (U-M Weblogin required). Thank you for diligence in managing… Read More »