A major cellular outage occurred Thursday morning that affected many AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile users. While the cause(s) of this problem are still unclear and we don’t know if another outage may happen soon, you can protect your access to student email and D2L by using the Duo Mobile app instead of receiving text messages […]
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Hacklytics 2024
Data Science @ Georgia Tech is hosting Hacklytics 2024 from *Feb 9 to 11* on Georgia Tech campus for a 7th year running. We have something for everyone – mentorship and workshops for beginners, big companies like *Amazon, Google, DE Shaw, Microsoft, Intel, John Deere, Capital One and NSA* for job-hunters, VCs and investors for entrepreneurs (in […]
Duo Mobile end of support for Android 10 and iOS 14
Effective February 8, 2024, Duo Mobile will no longer support Android 10 and iOS 14. Google and Apple deploy new operating systems as major releases every year. As part of these release cycles, older operating systems on Android and iOS mobile devices stop receiving important updates and go through end-of-service and end-of-life phases. To anticipate […]
Duo Security Update – Duo Verified Push
Securing information and information systems, products or services remains a core responsibility of Georgia Highlands College and GHC has a legal and ethical responsibility to protect information in its care with effective and industry-standard cybersecurity safeguards. Therefore, we’ve upgraded Duo Security at GHC with Duo Verified Push to add an additional layer of protection for […]
FBI Warns of “deepfakes” Being Used In Sextortion Email Scams
The FBI issued a cybersecurity public service announcement concerning the growing use of digitally manipulated images (known colloquially as ‘deepfakes’) in sextortion scams. “Sextortion, which may violate several federal criminal statutes, involves coercing victims into providing sexually explicit photos or videos of themselves, then threatening to share them publicly or with the victim’s family and friends. […]
Student Single Sign-On (access to D2L, email) unavailable tonight 11:00pm during maintenance window
Cartersville Peachnet Router upgrade tonight at 11:00pm There will be a planned network outage on the Cartersville Campus while the Peachnet router is replaced tonight at 11:00pm. The maintenance window is from 11:00pm – 7:00am, but we expect the equipment swap to take around an hour. Students will not be able to use SSO to […]
Beware This Latest Phishing Scam Involving Gift Cards
Good afternoon, IT has received several reports of a fresh wave of phishing messages impersonating GHC employees in order to trick people into purchasing gift cards and sending the codes to the scammers. Do not reply to these messages or share your contact information with them. Georgia Highlands College employees will NEVER ask you […]
Serious Apple Device Security Flaw – Update Now!
A serious security flaw, known as a Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploit, has been discovered in iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. This flaw allows attackers to install unwanted apps and steal data using links in malicious email messages and malicious websites. Please update your Apple devices to the latest software version immediately to protect yourself […]
How-To: Protect Your GHC Account with Duo
Duo allows you to sign in to your GHC Single Sign-On (SSO) account using either Duo Push, a phone call, or passcode available in the Duo Mobile app or sent to you by text. When you receive a Duo Push, check the following details to make sure you are approving the correct push request for […]
Are Your Passwords A Joke?
The most commonly used (and stolen) passwords last year were laughably insecure. Is your password on the list? If so, change it immediately. Once you’ve come up with a strong, memorable password it’s tempting to reuse it—don’t! Reusing a password, even a strong one, endangers your accounts just as much as using a weak password. […]