When you get that urge to spring clean this year, don’t forget to take a look at your life online as well. It’s good practice to review regularly what information you are sharing and with whom. The Safe Computing website offers a variety of options to guide you in this process.
Spring is here and many of us are going on long-awaited vacations or important business trips. 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.
Scams targeting university communities are increasingly sophisticated, such as recent scams involving login theft, fake job offers, and fake housing opportunities. These scams attempt to trick individuals into sharing personal information or making payments. Threat actors often impersonate real U-M faculty or departments to appear legitimate and convey a sense of urgency to get the individual to act without thinking.
Misinformation has become a global concern, crossing international, political, and cultural boundaries. Stories such as, Meta vows to curtail false content, deepfakes ahead of Australia election, and China to crack down on stock market fake news as AI spurs misinformation, says state media highlight this trend.
Please remember that DPE110: Data Protection for Unit IT is available in My LINC. It provides IT professionals with an overview of their shared responsibility for protecting the university’s digital assets. This includes understanding data classification at U-M, gaining basic knowledge of FERPA, HIPAA, and PCI, and learning how to safeguard institutional data and stay safe online.
To have it assigned to IT professionals in your unit, contact [email protected].
The keynote presentation by Carnegie Mellon University’s Sauvik Das on January 28 explored “Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” Das covered a wide range of AI impacts on privacy, including risks to personal data and opportunities to better protect privacy. An article summarizing the presentation is available on the Michigan Technology Community News website.
ITS Information Assurance (IA) will be releasing a new set of online courses to provide Security Unit Liaisons (SULs) with important information about performing the SUL role, including expectations, guidance, and key responsibilities. The courses will be available in My LINC.
SUL: Overview
Describes the role, overall expectations, how SULs coordinate security activities within the unit and in collaboration with IA, and highlights key responsibilities with scenarios. (available May 1, 2025)
A new DCE101: Cybersecurity and Data Protection at U-M training course is now available in My LINC. This course provides practical data protection guidance and cybersecurity awareness for faculty and staff across all U-M academic campuses. It is a slimmed-down version of the previous DCE101 training, but still covers all the relevant content for those with access to U-M systems and data.