Online Harassment and Abuse: What You Can Do to Limit Risk
As online harassment continues to increase, here are some tips to help protect yourself and practice online hygiene.
Category Archives: Safe Computing
Wolverines Fight Phishing: Fake Job Offer and Football Ticket Scams
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.
K-12 Emerging Technology Summit: Cybersecurity and AI
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.
Upcoming Vulnerability Management (DS-21) Changes
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 »
New Resource: Appropriate Use of AI Services
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly integrated into daily work, education, research, and teaching, the University of Michigan has published a new resource to help community members use these powerful services appropriately and responsibly. The Appropriate Use of AI Services & U-M Policy guide provides clear, actionable direction organized around five key areas: Each section links to supporting… Read More »
Tips for Using Public WiFi Securely
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 »
Traveling safely with technology
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 »
AI Summit Explores Challenges and Opportunities for “Leaders and Best”
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.
Privacy@Michigan Unveiling the Panopticon: 2026 Events Recap
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.
2025 IT Policy and Standard Updates
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 »
AI Privacy News Roundup
As AI tools become increasingly ubiquitous, it is important to question how they are or are not protecting user data.
New Training Course for Those Working with Protected Health Information
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.
Help Protect Students from Job Offer Scams
Spring brings brightly colored tulips, buds on the trees, and job offer scams targeting students.
Privacy@Michigan Events in March
Join us for Privacy@Michigan events in March.
Celebrate Privacy Awareness with Privacy@Michigan Events and Programming
Join us for Privacy@Michigan events and programming featuring engaging presentations and more.
Travel Safely with Technology
Learn how to balance convenience and security while traveling this holiday season.
Online Shopping Risks and How to Avoid Them
Online commerce is expected to hit 8 trillion dollars in sales by 2026, but data breaches of retailers have already compromised hundreds of millions of records. One in ten Americans have already lost money to cybercrime, and according to the FTC, “Online shopping issues were the second most commonly reported in the fraud category,” contributing to Americans losing… Read More »
SUMIT and Safe Computing Events Wrap Up
SUMIT and Safe Computing events last month celebrated and promoted IT security at U-M – slide presentations and recordings are available.
Protecting Your Identity
Follow these tips to protect your identity and your U-M account, including your email, direct deposit details, and more.
Preview: 2025 SUMIT Events
As the U-M community settles into another academic year of teaching, learning, and research, we are reminded why it is so important to protect U-M’s wealth of digital assets. It’s a great time to celebrate national Cybersecurity Awareness month with Security at U-M in IT (SUMIT) events throughout October. ITS Information Assurance (IA) and the ITS Privacy Office… Read More »