Information Security News and Alerts

• Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities
• Gift Card Scams Hitting Penn
• Zoombombing Allows Uninvited Guests Join a Zoom Session
• Protect Yourself Against COVID-19 Scams
• COVID-19 Scam - Be Aware of Fake Termination Email Invite

One Step Ahead is a series of tips published in the Almanac and provided by the Offices of Information Systems & Computing and Audit, Compliance & Privacy. 

• Know Your Local Support Provider (August 29, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 2)
• A new, More Convenient AirPenn Net (September 12, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 4)
• Social Engineering - What's the hype? (September 26, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 6)
• Know your data, Know Your Role (October 10, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 8)
• Click-Through Agreements: Unnecessary Risks are just a click away (October 24, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 10)
• Run Software Updates (November 7, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 12)
• Safe Shopping (November 21, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 14)
• Two-Step Verification Made Easy (December 5, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 15)
• Connecting to the Secure Hotspots Around the World (December 19, 2017| Vol 64 Issue 17)
• Archiving Data for the New Year (January 16, 2018| Vol 64 Issue 19)
• February Tax Tip (February 13, 2018| Vol 64 Issue 23)
• It's important to keep your personal and professional data separate (March 20, 2018| Vol 64 Issue 27)
• Securely Sharing Files at Penn (April 17, 2018| Vol 64 Issue 31)
• Protecting Personally Protected Information (May 1, 2018| Vol 64 Issue 33)
• Traveling Safely with Devices (May 22, 2018| Vol 64 Issue 35)
• Happy New Academic Year! (August 28, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 2)
• Don't Succumb to "Peer" Pressure (Sept.11, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 4)
• Protecting Student Record Information (Sept.25, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 6)
• Progress Towards Greater Security with Two-Step Verification (Oct.9, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 8)
• In Observance of NCSAM (Oct.23, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 10)
• Stop and Verify: Do These Two Things to Avoid Being a Victim (Nov. 6, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 12)
• Thank you for Sharing...Intelligently (Nov. 20, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 14)
• Don't Get Caught by Targeted Email Attacks (Dec. 18, 2018| Vol 65 Issue 17)

The 2019 - 2020 One Step Ahead articles published in the Almanac by the Offices of Information Systems & Computing and Audit, Compliance & Privacy. 

• Welcome Back, Use your New Devices on the Penn Network Safely! (Jan. 15, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 19)
• February is Data Privacy Month! (Jan.29, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 21)
• Gift Card Scams @ Penn (Feb. 12, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 23)
• Protection from Malware (Feb. 26, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 25)
• Strong Password Made Easy With a Password Manager (March 19, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 27)
• Two-Step Verification Away from Home (April 2, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 29)
• Protect your Financial Data (April 16, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 31)
• Avoid Phishy-Looking Email(April 30, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 33)
• Data Security During Travel (May 14, 2019| Vol 65 Issue 35)
• Minimizing Risk Associated with Software Purchases on Procurement Cards (July 16, 2019| Vol 66 Issue 1)
• Two-Step Verification During International Travel (August 27, 2019|Vol 66 Issue 2)

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