New site is go-to spot for info about IU’s data privacy program and your rights. In our relationship with you, IU is likely to hold a variety of sensitive personal information, such as GPA, student loan data, or Social Security number. IU’s privacy program protects this data from unwanted disclosure and informs you of rights, […]

New IU service reduces cybersecurity and compliance burden in research. An innovative new service at IU aims to help researchers overcome common challenges in their work: staying compliant and keeping data safe. Often, the very nature of collaborative research makes the data vulnerable to outside influences. SecureMyResearch offers services that help conduct research securely, whether working […]

The good news is you don’t have to be a technical expert to safeguard your home office. Hackers, malicious actors, and thieves may be working remotely, but they’re as obnoxiously active and dangerous as ever. In fact, cybersecurity experts have seen a strong uptick in attacks during the past several weeks. Working remotely means you’re […]

You may be ready for a vacation, but it’s no time to take it easy on protecting your data. Foreign or domestic travel makes you susceptible to cyber criminals. A few steps you can take before, during, and after your stay can help mitigate risk to your digital life. Beware of charging stations as juice […]

Now you can change your password in a Student Technology Center or via a consultant Do you ever find yourself on campus needing to reset your passphrase? Trekking to a UITS Support Center can seem like a big hassle. Not anymore—the UITS Support Center has expanded options for in-person passphrase resets. Now, you can reset […]

Learn how to outsmart cyber villains in a new, fee-free course on IU Expand. During this spooky season, watch out for the Big, Bad Wolf(rid)—outwit online scammers with the help of a course from UITS IT Training. When you take the self-guided IT Security Basics course, you’ll learn how to: create strong password and keep […]

IU professor develops technology that instantly detects fake accounts used to manipulate public opinion BotSlayer is the Observatory on Social Media’s newest tool in the ongoing struggle against the use of bots to spread misinformation online. The beta version was used by major news and political organizations to monitor possible election interference in the U.S. “We developed […]

A new service helps you recognize potential phishing messages. In our continuing crusade against phishing, the IU Security Center now offers a new service called external email flagging to help protect you and your personal information. After you activate the external email flagging service, messages you receive from non-IU email addresses will have an [External] tag added […]

Log in once a week with this feature. Duo two-step authentication is a valuable security tool, but frequent logins can sometimes feel inconvenient. If you want fewer Duo logins—without significantly compromising security—select “Remember me for 7 days” when completing a login. Then you’ll be able to log in for seven days (in the browser where you initiated […]