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Online class and homework cheating services have become a concerning issue for colleges and universities because they often lead to extortion and blackmail. Plagarism Today explains why: The reason is simple: The victim of the scam has little to no recourse, since they were acting unethically themselves. These scams can run the gamut from simply […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]