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How using a password manager saves time and keeps your personal data secure

Corinne Boyer
 Oct 3, 2024
Cybersecurity, News

When thinking about all your online accounts, do you know how many of those have payment information stored or contain sensitive information like a summary from a doctor’s visit? Using online accounts allows us to pay bills, transfer money and even schedule upcoming medical appointments quickly and easily.  

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

University of Kentucky ITS announces simple steps everyone can take during Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Corinne Boyer
 Sep 26, 2024
Cybersecurity, News

Lexington, KY—To kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, University of Kentucky Information Technology Services (UK ITS) will release vital information, tips, trainings and host UK_CYBERCON 2024 — sponsored by 1Password, Cisco, Trace3, Converge Technology Solutions, Splunk, Blackwood, paloalto, Arista and University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union. The public and all UK students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the free one-day event.

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UK ITS Director of Privacy and Governance, Risk & Compliance Michael P. Sheron discusses data privacy on Qohash podcast

Sep 20, 2024
Cybersecurity, News

Michael P. Sheron, director of privacy and governance risk & compliance, discussed data privacy and management on the Qohash podcast The Future of Data Security.

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UK ITS Chief Information Security Officer Stephen Burr quoted in Internet2 article

Sep 19, 2024
Cybersecurity, News

University of Kentucky Information Technology Services Associate CIO and Enterprise CISO of Cybersecurity Stephen Burr was recently quoted in an article by Internet2, a nonprofit that offers cloud solutions and technology services. Burr reviewed the NET+ 1Password service, which securely stores passwords, software licenses and additional information at an enterprise level.

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University of Kentucky Information Technology Services announces UK_CYBERCON 2024 invites UK community, public to free event

Corinne Boyer
 Sep 11, 2024
Cybersecurity, News

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To encourage everyone to take charge of their digital footprint, University of Kentucky Information Technology Services (UK ITS) will host its third annual UK_CYBERCON on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The one-day event provides opportunities for the UK community and the public to learn about the importance of cybersecurity.

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University of Kentucky Information Technology Services launches new “TechKnow” podcast

Sep 4, 2024
Cybersecurity, News

University of Kentucky Information Technology Services (UK ITS) will launch a new podcast—TechKnow—on September 4, 2024. With a goal of informing the University of Kentucky community of the latest cyber threats, tech trends and ITS news by sharing ITS employees’ expertise, TechKnow will be available bi-monthly on Spotify.

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Women in Tech event highlights tech experts, addresses key issues and draws large audience

Corinne Boyer
 Aug 2, 2024
Women in Tech, Cybersecurity, News

Building trust, authenticity, mentoring and networking were a few of the topics discussed by panelists at the first Women in Tech event at the University of Kentucky. Led by women with decades of experience within a variety of tech industries, the panel participants reflected on their individual experiences and career journeys.

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Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

via CISA
 Jul 31, 2024
Cybersecurity

07/30/2024 12:00 PM EDT   Apple released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply necessary updates: 

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UK ITS students and staff help remedy global outage at hospitals, clinics

Corinne Boyer
 Jul 23, 2024
Cybersecurity, News

It was all hands-on deck at UK HealthCare facilities as the massive CrowdStrike incident crippled computer systems globally on Friday, July 19. To fix the issues caused by the program, computers need to be manually restarted and then updated with code. The job brought together IT employees from across the university. That included student employees throughout University of Kentucky Information Technology Services (UK ITS) who responded quickly and helped UK HealthCare resume routine care.

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Update on CrowdStrike outage

Jul 19, 2024
Cybersecurity

As we navigate the outage, please note that CrowdStrike will not reach out to UK community members to troubleshoot. Please be suspicious of any calls or emails appearing to come from CrowdStrike, as these may be bad actors. Visit this page for more information on how to detect and report spam emails or phishing attacks.

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