Cyberchat with Helen Patton: NCSAM 2026 focuses on rearchitecting the basics
For this National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), the Information Security Office once again welcomed Helen Patton, Cybersecurity Executive Advisor at Cisco Systems, to be our guest speaker ...
TRICK OR CLICK: Watch out for rise of ClickFix attacks
The Information Security Office keeps our ear to the ground in search of the latest and “greatest” in security news so that we can let Miami users know what to look out for. Her...
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is starting!
It's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and IT Services has a LOT going on.
Special Fall ShredFest event happening on October 14
What’s better than one ShredFest in a year? How about two! A special fall edition of ShredFest will be happening this year to help offices with the burden of properly destroying documents...
New SMS scam: IT Services will never contact you via text
IT Services has received several reports about a new SMS-based phishing scam that seems to come from the IT Help support desk. (Hint: It’s not us!) Here is an example: Do not respond to ...
Register now for Fireside Cyberchat: Tomás Maldonado, NFL CISO
Sign up for the Sept. 17 virtual chat
Phishing campaigns making headlines at the start of Fall 2026
The start of the semester is always a time for malicious actors to ramp up their attempts to steal your money and data. Be on the lookout for these scams and stay vigilant!
ShredFest 2026 another huge success
For ShredFest this year, you could not have scripted better weather for the attendees and the volunteers. The sunny skies and mid-70’s temperatures contributed to another huge success, no...
Incoming legitimate survey: Miami - IUC Technology Survey 2026
This email is not phishing.
McGraw Hill Data Breach - Things to Know
You may have heard about a recent data breach involving a limited amount of McGraw Hill data accessed from a Salesforce-hosted webpage. Although we don’t believe any Miami institutional d...
ShredFest 2026 also Includes Battery and Print Cartridge Recycling
We hope you will join us and take part in ShredFest 2026. ShredFest is your opportunity to bring confidential office and personal documents for secure, on-site shredding at the various Miami campus...
The dates have been finalized for ShredFest 2026, so make sure you have them in your calendar. ShredFest is your opportunity to bring confidential office and personal documents for secure, on-site ...
IT Work to Take Place Over Spring Break
IT Services will perform maintenance and implement changes in the computing environment between Saturday, March 21, and Saturday, March 28. Read on for dates and details.
Miami’s John Virden wins 2026 OhioCISO ORBIE Award
On February 19, the OhioCISO ORBIE Award winners were announced at a breakfast gala in Columbus. Miami chief information security officer John Virden ‘90 won in the Corporate category. Th...
Important Security News: Update your Duo Mobile app by March 31
Due to new internet security activities affecting Duo Security, Miami’s multi-factor authentication partner, older versions of the Duo Mobile app will no longer send push notifications st...
Weekly Tech Update: February 9, 2026
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Security notice: Website pop-up asks users to run code
Never open a terminal window and run code from a website, no matter how trustworthy you think it is.
Weekly Tech Update: February 2, 2026
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Phishing alert: “Issues with your ID” and other messages send users to fraudulent login screen
A new phishing attempt is making the rounds. Be aware.
Looking back on NCSAM 2025: October shenanigans bring November reflections
Yet another October has come and gone, and the Information Security Office is grateful for all the support from our Miami community.
Weekly Tech Update: October 27, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Global settings change coming soon to Miami Google Calendars
On November 24, the "Add invitations to my calendar" default setting will change to “Only if the sender is known”. This change is taking place to help combat a significant inc...
Weekly Tech Update: October 20, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
New threat to watch for: Google Calendar invites
The Information Security Office is seeing an uptick in phishing attempts via Google Calendar. Threat actors will send an email invite for a virtual meeting with details about a recent “Bi...
NCSAM reminder: Top 3 tips for creating strong passwords
Let's take a look at some of the ways you can practice stronger password management hygiene.
Where’s the ISO? NCSAM events you shouldn’t miss
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is in full swing! Check out these must-attend events that will have you learning about CyberMania, answering questions about phishing, and spinning a prize wh...
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins now!
It's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and IT Services has a LOT going on.
Reminder: Windows 10 to be out of support in October
Learn how to upgrade your personal Windows 10 devices before Oct. 14.
Weekly Tech Update: September 15, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Phishing attempt: Microsoft 365 account verification
The Information Security Office would like to caution the Miami community about a new phishing attempt that was sent to many Miami users over the weekend. Some users have received an email stating ...
Weekly IT Update: August 18, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Weekly Tech Update: August 11, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Phishing alert: Email messages about MUnet ID
Throughout the weekend and continuing this morning, a phishing message has been circulating to Miami accounts. This message contains the subject line: “Significant information about your ...
On a sunny Thursday morning in June, a group of people tasked with managing IAM infrastructure and policies gathered in a meeting space at College@Elm and worked through what the next few years wou...
Phishing notice: “Essential Department Interview” document shared with you by senior administrators
IT Services has received reports that a new scam email has been making the rounds. The sender claims to be a Miami senior executive, such as academic dean or senior administrator. The email states ...
New phishing attempt: Your password is expiring
A new phishing scam is out and about! Be aware!
Weekly Tech Update: June 23, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Weekly Tech Update: June 16, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
Weekly Tech Update: June 9, 2025
Welcome to the weekly newsletter dedicated to everything IT! Newsy, fun, informational—get your quick digest of tech content and then go about your day. Check for updates here every Monday.
DMARC email security protocol to change in July
As you are probably aware, for the past year plus, IT Services has been using a compliance rule in Google that tags the subject line of incoming emails sent from a MiamiOH.edu email address that fa...
ShredFest 2025 Introduced Additional Services
Rain couldn't keep IT Services and General Counsel from shredding!
ShredFest 2025 Taking Place on Monday and Tuesday
Next week, ShredFest and ShareFest are combining forces to help the Miami and Oxford communities. ShredFest is your opportunity to bring confidential office and personal documents for secure, on-si...
Techsplaining 101: Windows 10 EOL
Here’s everything you need to know about the sunsetting of Windows 10, how Miami is tackling our managed machines, and our recommendations for your personal devices.
Top 5 tech reminders for the start of summer
As we wind down the spring semester (where did the time go?) and prepare for the summer session, we know that faculty and staff are excited to exchange chilly breezes for warmer sunshine –...
Planned change: Duo Mobile passcodes will now be more secure
Duo Mobile manually generated codes will now operate with a 30-second time limit.
Notice: Email phishing messages urge users to send password, Duo code to bad actors
A new phishing email urges recipients to log in to a special system to verify their Microsoft accounts.
It has become a non-stop battle between scammers and security folks. Both working to get the upper hand over the other. The trouble with a lot of email and text phishing messages is that they can l...
April Security Awareness Topics
Oracle Password Update and ShredFest Reminder
Introducing: The Student-Run Security Operations Center
The student-run SOC will be a dedicated space for student employees to monitor and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents.
Urgent information about some Miami accounts
Technicians are investigating an issue in the Miami identity system -- but there is a workaround!
Security Awareness: The Latest Scams of 2025
Today, we'll dive into the most recent ways scammers try and reach out to you so you know what to look out for and how to avoid getting phished.
Email phishing message asking for student research assistants
The information security team has received numerous reports about a new (old!) scam email trying to recruit student research assistants. There are several, similar versions of the message being sen...
The dates have been finalized for ShredFest 2025, so make sure you have them in your calendar. ShredFest is your opportunity to bring confidential office and personal documents for secure, on-site ...