October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

To celebrate National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), each year, Technology Solutions, the university’s central IT department, develops a unique campaign promoting cybersecurity.  This year’s campaign – True Stories– features real scam attempts at UIC.

Each week, Technology Solutions send an awareness email to students covering cybersecurity topics and providing tips on how to stay safe. Read Week 1’s campaign on phishing and email scams, how to stay safe and what to do if you receive a phishing email attempt.

Week 3: Don't fall for job scams. Learn how to spot a scam.

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Cyber Security Awareness Week 3
True Stories: Don't Fall for Job Scams + Cybersecurity Quiz
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Learn how to spot a job scam email and stay safe from cyber criminals + take our weekly Cyber Security Quiz for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the UIC Bookstore!
Cyber Security Awareness Week 2
True Stories: Use 2-Factor Authentication for Extra Login Safety!
Monday, October 11, 2021
Learn why it's important to use 2-Factor Authentication for extra protection from cyber crime + take our weekly Cyber Security Quiz for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the UIC Bookstore!
GoTime
UIC Innovates with GoTime Employee Time Off Reporting Tool
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
It’s now easier for some UIC employees to request and report time off thanks to the innovative efforts of UIC Technology Solution’s Software Development and Delivery (SDD) Team. A custom-built application, GoTime (gotime.uic.edu)…
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Service Notices

10/06 - UIC Security enables Palo Alto firewall to monitor and block malicious network activity
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
On October 6, 2021, the UIC Information Security and Privacy Office enabled a network security feature that helps monitor and block malicious traffic on the UIC wireless network and prevents undesirable activities from…
9/18 - Scheduled maintenance for Meraki site-to-site VPN (College of Nursing)
Friday, September 17, 2021
Technology Solutions will be performing a firmware upgrade on the site-to-site VPN service for the College of Nursing satellites between 4:00 am and 6:00 am on September 18th, 2021. This outage is expected…
9/16 - Microsoft Teams not displaying chat messages [RESOLVED]
Thursday, September 16, 2021
09/16/21 6:00pm — Some clients are unable to see chat updates in the Microsoft Teams desktop application. Microsoft is working to resolve this problem. As a workaround, affected users can use the Microsoft…
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