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November 30, 2011
SUMMARY “Phishy EVP” Promotes Information Security Awareness at the College of Charleston.
DATE & SEQUENCE
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 | Alert2011-5
SEVERITY
“INFORMATIONAL”
AFFECTED PERSONS AND PLATFORMS
- Email users
- Website users
DETAILS
Victor Wilson takes a moment to talk about PHISHING at the College of Charleston.
As part of Information Technology’s Phishing campaign, we have asked some recognizable members of the College community to help with promoting information security awareness.
We are excited to have Victor Wilson talk about Phishing in the following video.
http://it.cofc.edu/security/phishing/media.phpHOW YOU CAN HELP
- Install updated anti-virus. Visit go.cofc.edu/antivirus
- Do not click on suspicious files or attachments
- Contact the Helpdesk 953-3375 with any questions.
LEARN MORE
Never Share or Give Someone Your PASSWORD | Ken Beasley, Information Security Officer
Information Security AlertCopyright (C) 2011 | College of Charleston | All rights reserved.it.cofc.edu/security/ -
November 22, 2011
College Community, be advised that malicious trojan horse activity has been identified on the College’s wireless network. This activity represents computers or laptops that are infected with the DNSChanger Trojan Horse.
DNSChanger makes changes to an infected computer or laptop that will cause attempts to access a legitimate website to be diverted to a fraudulent website. An example of this behavior would be if an individual wants to view the College’s website at www.cofc.edu but instead of getting the College’s official website, they are redirected to a look-alike website or scam website.
The College provides free Symantec antivirus to all College of Charleston students. Visit go.cofc.edu/antivirus.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Install updated anti-virus and run a full scan
• Do not click on suspicious files or attachments
• Contact the Helpdesk 953-3375 with any questions.LEARN MORE
• Trojan Horse
• FBI – DNSChanger Trojan Press Release
• FBI – DNSChanger.pdf -
August 4, 2011
Apple has released QuickTime 7.7 to address multiple
vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to
execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.Learn More:
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June 1, 2011
Apple has released Security Update 2011-003. The Security Update (1.) added MacDefender malware definition to the File Quarantine application (2.) automatically updates the known malware definitions and finally (3.) will remove the MacDefender malware if detected.
LEARN MORE:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4657Never Share or Give Someone Your PASSWORD
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May 31, 2011
The Lookout blog is reporting that Malware has made its way back into the Google Android Market. The blog identifies the threats, applications affected, and how to protect your device from getting infected!
Never Share or Give Someone Your PASSWORD
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May 25, 2011
On the heels of Information Security’s blog post and alert to the College Community on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | Alert2011-1. Apple has released a security advisory concerning Mac fake anti-virus software. The Mac fake anti-virus software known to be in circulation are named MacDefender, MacProtector, and MacSecurity. The software’s target is attaining your credit card information.
Apple plans to deliver a security update to address the issue.
Never Share or Give Someone Your PASSWORD
Posted in Information Security Edit -
May 24, 2011
SUMMARY
Malicious persons are leveraging the recent natural disasters to bait unsuspecting users into Email scams, Fake Anti-virus scams, and Phishing attacks.DATE & SEQUENCE
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | Alert2011-1DETAILS
Natural Disaster (Mississippi Flooding, Southeast Tornadoes) Email Scams, Fake Antivirus, and Phishing Attack WarningCollege Community be aware of bad actors that are looking to leverage the recent natural disasters to bait unsuspecting users into donating money to bogus charities, stealing personal information such as credit card numbers, or installing malicious software on pc’s. Exercise caution when you receive emails that contain links or attachments that may take you to a malicious website. Fake anti-virus scams typically come in the form of a popup on your computer asking for credit card numbers or other private information.
SEVERITY: “Low”
The Information Security Office issues advisories to inform Student, Faculty, and Staff about a potential or actual threats with this alert, announcing the severity as “High”, “Medium” or “Low” threat.AFFECTED PERSONS
• Email users
• Computer users including mobile devicesHOW YOU CAN HELP
• Do not click on links or open attachments from unsolicited emails
• Keep anti-virus signatures up to date
• Review the FTC’s Charity Checklist
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel01.shtm
• Review the BBB National Charity Report Index
http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/LEARN MORE
• Avoiding Phishing Attacks
http://it.cofc.edu/security/phishing/index.php
• Antivirus Information
http://it.cofc.edu/security/antivirus/index.php
• Fake Anti-virus
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/security-trends/fake-antivirus.aspx
• Contact InformationSecurity@cofc.edu; helpdesk@cofc.edu or call the Helpdesk 953-3375 with any questions.Never Share or Give Someone Your PASSWORD
VR,
Ken
Ken Beasley, MSIAE
Information Security Officer
College of Charleston
843-953-3691
beasleykk@cofc.edu
