Tag: MFA
Welcome to week 2 of the 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Week 2 brings us the story of Zestix. Zestix invaded more than 50 multinational companies because a few people never turned on multifactor authentication.
It’s back! October is here! Fall is…on its way…eventually? Mountain Day has come and gone. It is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Information Security has all the cybersecurity awareness activities and goodies, ready to go. The Virtual Scavenger Hunt begins today! Prizes await a few lucky adventurers who attempt it. Cybersecurity awareness training started last week.
Welcome to week two of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! If you haven’t started your cybersecurity awareness training, I encourage you to do so soon. The deadline is October 31st. If you haven’t started the scavenger hunt, then what are you waiting for? There have already been several completions and I know that your knowledge and perspective will both be enhanced by digging for the answers to the questions in the hunt. AND…you can win a prize! Complete all five levels and fill out the form at the end of the hunt and you will have six chances to win something cool.
Welcome to a brand new year here at Berry College! I know everyone has a lot on their plates right now, so this newsletter will be to the point, but I have a lot of things to share with you. Speaking of things to share, this newsletter is a monthly production of the Office of Information Security, which is part of the Office of Information Technology (OIT)
I want to start our discussion with an examination of a different type of security, or safety, if you want to be pedantic about the topic. I’m referring to the various mechanisms in your vehicle to keep you safe. Modern automobiles have all kinds of safety technology in them to keep passengers safe. Strong, resilient frames, crumple zones, automatic braking systems and the like all contribute to the protection of the occupants. The most basic of these is the seat belt.
Well, this has never happened before. This is the fifth year we’ve had a virtual scavenger hunt for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but the first year that NO ONE completed it. I’m positive there are a myriad number of factors contributing to this outcome.
We’ve talked about multifactor authentication a lot on this website. It gets mentioned every month in the newsletter wrap-up. We’ve discussed many different ways that multifactor or 2nd factor authentication can work. Last year for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we turned…