It’s that time of the year again. With tax season upon us, attackers are stepping up their efforts to steal your data. The IRS is reporting an increase in scam emails regarding W-2 information. IRS Scam Notice Let’s take some time to review safe email practices. Always be skeptical – an email “From” address can… Continue Reading
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WebEx Extension RCE
A vulnerability has been made public that could allow an an attacker to remotely execute code on a victim’s computer using the WebEx browser plugin. The vulnerability can be exploited by visiting a specially crafted website. WebEx has released an update to address this vulnerability. Make sure all web browsers are plugins are up to date… Continue Reading
New Type of Phishing Attack
It’s 2017 and email phishing is not new, however, there is a new technique attackers are using specifically against Gmail accounts. Malicious email messages appear to contain an attachment, but clicking the attachment will open a new browser tab that appears to be a login screen. This form will capture account credentials and send them to the attacker. To… Continue Reading
Cyber Security Workshop II
The second cyber security seminar will be held in Green Hall room 14 at 10AM on 10/26/2016. NCSAM is coming to a close, so all annual security awareness training must be completed by the end of the month. Continue Reading
Cyber Security Workshop
This first cyber security seminar will be held in the Education Building room 200 at 10AM on 10/12/2016. Feel free to participate even if you did not preregister. Continue Reading
Security Awareness Training 2016
TCNJ’s annual IT Security Awareness Training is now active. Each year all employees must complete Security Awareness Training. This year employees are only required to complete 1 of the training modules. Additional information and instructions for completing the training can be found at https://security.tcnj.edu/program/security-awareness-training/ Continue Reading
NCSAM 2016
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) Find out about the activities TCNJ has planned for NCSAM this year by visiting Continue Reading
Another Payroll Phish
This is another payroll phishing attack Subject: E-Notification of Your Payroll 2016 Dear Member, You have 1 new notification regarding your payroll 2016. Click Here To Renew Regards, IT Help Desk © 2016 The College of New Jersey Continue Reading
VPN Password Notification Bug Fix
The “Password expires in 0 days.” notification bug has been fixed. If you are still experiencing this bug when connecting to VPN please contact the helpdesk. Continue Reading
Payroll Phish
Please be aware that TCNJ was recently targeted in a payroll phishing attack. If you received an email similar to the one bellow please ignore the message and do not click any of the links. If you did visit the attacker’s website and submit your login credentials you should change your password immediately. Dear: Account… Continue Reading