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Welcome to New Staff: David Savercool

We are thrilled to introduce David Savercool, who has recently joined ITS Information Assurance as an Information Security Engineer. David brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles at Barracuda Networks, Ripple Science, American Express, Dart Container, and VMware. His diverse expertise spans security engineering, automation, and infrastructure security, making him a valuable asset to the PROACTIVE team.

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Enabling Privacy on U-M Websites

The ITS Privacy Office and the Office of the Vice President for Communications (OVPC) released a new consent and preference management integration for U-M websites, replacing the OneTrust Cookie Consent module that had been in use since 2022.

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Duo Two-Factor Changes Coming Spring 2025

This spring, ITS Identity and Access Management (IAM) will take another step toward improving the security of Duo two-factor authentication at U-M. Phone Call and SMS (text message) will no longer be available as authentication options for people who are enrolling in Duo for the first time, or for current users who add a device with a new phone number. If you are traveling to a location where data connection is unavailable, the Duo mobile app can provide a Mobile Passcode.

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Use Tenable Vulnerability Management to Improve your Unit's Security

Vulnerability management is the process of discovering and remediating or mitigating security weaknesses in the U-M computing environment. Tenable Vulnerability Management and the Tenable agent are critical to this process.

Tenable provides proactive detection of vulnerabilities on U-M systems, allowing proactive remediation. Benefits include:

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New Training, Policy Updates, and Privacy Events Recap

Asmat Noori, Interim Chief Information Security Officer, appreciates the ways in which the security community demonstrates commitment to the shared responsibility of protecting U-M’s digital assets. One component of this responsibility is staying informed. Information Assurance (IA) has established a training working group composed of unit representatives who are interested in implementing new ITS-developed data protection training across the university.

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23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem

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https://theconversation.com/23andme-is-potentially-selling-more-than-just-genet…
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The Conversation
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Data Breaches & Vulnerabilities
Privacy
Technology Impact
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