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Alerts, Advisories & Notices

Alert: Update OpenSAML and SimpleSAMLphp for vulnerability 3/14/25
Alert: Update OpenSAML Library for Critical Vulnerability in Shibboleth Service Providers 3/13/25

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Phishes & Scams

Urgent: Payroll Document Ready for Review
1/29/25
This money request has been updated
12/16/24

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In the News

Can Using a Dumber Phone Cure ‘Brain Rot’?
4/6/25 – The New York Times
The rise of the reset: 'Thousands watch me clean my home each day'
4/6/25 – BBC News

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Articles & Tips

New MCommunity privacy setting for campus mailing address

The MCommunity Directory now offers the option for faculty and staff to choose who can view their campus mailing address.

Avoid scams that steal your login (and your paycheck!)

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 »

Updated IT Standard on Network Security

ITS has published an important revision of the IT Standard on Network Security (DS-14).

Favorite Posts

Mirrored image of a cat looking at a computer screen. Text: "Do you know who's watching you online? #ProtectYourPrivacy by choosing your own privacy settings #SecureLifeOfPets"

One of the best ways to #ProtectYourPrivacy is to choose your own privacy settings, especially on social media sites and apps. Get more tips on privacy on Safe Computing. https://myumi.ch/M96P6 #SecureLifeOfPets