NSHE Security Advisory – Yahoo Breach and Password Reuse
Nobody wants to get through 2016 quicker than Yahoo. After announcing a massive breach of accounts several months ago they have now reported that a…
NSHE Security Advisory: Avalanche (crimeware-as-a-service infrastructure)
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued an alert on December 1 regarding Avalance, a “large global network hosting infrastructure used by cyber…
Cyber Monday – Safe Shopping Tips
With the holiday shopping season hitting full steam and today being “Cyber Monday”, we offer the following safety tips to help you stay secure while…
NSHE Information Security Officers Council Meets
The newly formed Information Security Officers Council held their initial meeting on Tuesday, November 15th. The Council membership is comprised of the those responsible for…
NSHE Security Advisory: Mozilla Releases Security Updates
Mozilla has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in affecting two of its Firefox browsers, Firefox and Firefox ESR. A remote attacker could exploit…
NSHE Security Advisory: Heightened DDoS Threat
NSHE continues to see an increased volume of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched against our institutions and some of our K-12 partners. With the recent…
How to Identify a Phishing Attempt
You are the target of cybercriminals. Often, they will setup websites that mimic our own websites in an attempt to get you to provide them…