As of September 21st, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are required to offer free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts nationally to all consumers. These initiatives are part of broader financial legislation, which was signed in May. Please be advised of the following: A credit or security freeze restricts access to your credit file and thereby […]
As part of NYU’s commitment to help protect the University’s networks and data, NYU IT will launch a new email security feature on September 28 at 8pm ET. In compliance with NYU IT’s security policies, email protection is a priority. The University’s existing email security tool prevents external email with known malicious URLs from reaching […]
A Safari browser address bar vulnerability allowing well designed phishing attacks which are difficult to detect has been patched with the release of Safari 12. We recommend that users patch to iOS 12 asap. For update instructions, please see: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222. For information on the security content of Safari 12, please see: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209109. Vulnerability specifics: Safari […]
Please be advised of a new attack type dubbed “Mongo Lock”, which targets remotely accessible unprotected MongoDB databases. In this scam, malicious actors scan the internet for vulnerable servers and once located, export and then the delete server content. A ransom note is then generated demanding bitcoin payment in return for the deleted content. […]
A recommended resource for anyone interested in receiving additional alerts, advisories and bulletins regarding emerging and cyber related threat intelligence is the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC). To receive information from NJCCIC, (free) membership is required. To join, please visit the NJCCIC membership web page. For more information on the NJCCIC, and […]