Plus Addressing- Adding Something Extra to your Emails
About Plus Addressing, also known as sub-addressing, allows you to create a disposable email address that you can use to receive particular emails. It can make sorting messages using Rules in your...
View ArticleSoftware End of Life
What is End of Life? All software has a lifecycle. It begins when the software is released, continues through the support phase, and ends with the software no longer supported. End of Life (EOL)...
View ArticlePig Butchering Crypto Scam
What is it? The pig butchering scam refers to cases when scammers use fake profiles and infiltrate dating apps and social media in order to target and lure victims into investing in elaborate crypto...
View ArticleCan you do me a favor?
Have you recently received an email from your “boss” with this in the subject line or body? A text from your “regional director” asking you “to do something important real quick?” Did the sender ask...
View ArticleDallas Center Outage
The Dallas Research and Extension Center is currently experiencing a power outage due to blown transformers. We do not currently have an ETR. We will post updates here. Update: The Dallas Center’s...
View ArticlePhantom Personal Devices
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and AIT wants to ensure you are aware of all the spooky parts of the cyber world! We will post a new topic every Friday in October, so come back...
View ArticleChilling Cybercrime
While the internet can be a scary place, so can your mailbox, as scammers hone their craft. This week we will cover the 3 most common cybercrimes and how you can identify them. Identity Theft What is...
View ArticleSpooky Social Media
This week we’re covering the scary world of social media! Here are 7 things to keep in mind while you scroll… There is No Delete Button While you can delete a photo or post on social media platforms...
View ArticleThe Mobile Banking Monster
The final fright of Cybersecurity month is something we use on a daily basis- mobile banking. According to a 2022 Forbes Advisor survey, 78% of Americans prefer to bank digitally Since so many people...
View ArticleBlack Friday & Cyber Monday- Is That Deal too Good to be True?
According to research conducted by leading cybersecurity company, Bitdefender– 56% of all Black Friday spam (by volume) received between Oct 26 and Nov 9 was marked as a scam Just your yearly dose of...
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