LITS Security has created a security awareness training module that will soon be required for all University staff and new employees. The course was created to ensure that all Emory University employees receive a baseline set of security training. We are asking that LITS employees take the training first as part of our testing plan and provide […]
As members of the LITS division can attest, technology is always changing and evolving. And, unfortunately, bad actors are doing the same: constantly advancing how, where, and when they attack systems and exploit vulnerabilities. It is in large part due to these factors that Brad Sanford, LITS Chief Information Security Officer, has created a new […]
A crisis like COVID-19 is ideal breeding ground for cyber-attackers preying on general fears and misinformation. Since the pandemic began, several government and global organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have reported an increase in phishing emails. “Phishing” is the most common type of cyber-attack that affects organizations like ours. Phishing […]
Emory’s virtual private network (VPN) has handled a dramatic increase in usage the past two weeks. We have been running various versions of the F5 SSL VPN here at Emory since at least 2012. Never before, though, has its reliability been as critical as it is today with mandated work-from-home and remote student learning. We […]
This week, LITS Enterprise Security published a new knowledge base (KB) regarding the procedure for reporting lost or stolen devices. Several folks have asked about how to do this recently and we created this article in response. For anyone who might be having trouble viewing the article, make sure that you have logged into help.emory.edu […]
Chris Dehner is the new senior enterprise information security risk and compliance specialist in Enterprise Security. Prior to his new Emory work, Chris spent over six years at Kennesaw State University working in the UITS-Office of Cybersecurity as the principal data security analyst. Before jumping into the world of information security, he worked in a wide range […]
Jason Peterson has joined the Enterprise IT Security team as FISMA, IT risk and compliance analyst. Before arriving at Emory, he was an IT audit lead for five years at Lockheed Martin. He has also spent over 15 years in the information security field as an information security compliance lead and working with FISMA assessments […]