Zoom released an important security update on April 2nd, 2020. Although this software update should occur automatically, GHC strongly advises all students to ensure their Zoom software is the latest version using the following online instructions: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Where-Do-I-Download-The-Latest-Version- On April 1st, 2020, Zoom’s CEO, Eric Yuan, announced that his company will focus on addressing privacy concerns […]

The current situation continues to entice criminal activity. Not only are bad actors disseminating false information, numerous sites presuming to provide legitimate information are also distributing malware. USG Cybersecurity has observed more than 4,000 new domain registrations pertaining to COVID-19 during the last 45 days. With the US Congress passage of the stimulus package, we […]

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, bad actors are taking advantage of the situation to not only spread misinformation through social media but are also using phishing emails to obtain personal information or spread malicious software. Here are some tips to avoid being victimized. Obtain information from trusted sources. Some web sites are providing misinformation […]

Hello, The Information Technology Division has identified an issue with the student single sign-on infrastructure that will cause an unscheduled outage. We plan to correct this issue tonight in a controlled maintenance window. The services listed below will be unavailable for students starting tonight at 9:00pm and ending at 11:00pm. Affected services include: Office365 Navigate […]

The “Internet of Things” has potential our lives easier and has many benefits; but we can only reap these benefits if our Internet-enabled devices are secure and trusted. Here are some tips from the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign and National Cyber Security Alliance to increase the security of your Internet-enabled devices: Keep a clean machine. Like your smartphone or […]

The holiday season is the perfect time for cybercriminals to take advantage of unsuspecting online shoppers. When you go to the grocery store or local shop, it’s habit to grab your reusable bags, lock the car, and make sure you’ve safely put away your credit card or cash before heading home with the day’s purchases. […]

Your student email account is always accessible from outlook.office.com using any modern device. The Division of Information Technology will be performing an important security update to the GHC student email system at 9:00am on Thursday, October 10th, 2019.  This update may cause connectivity issues with older versions of the Microsoft Outlook application, Apple devices that haven’t been […]

What Is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts your files. Often, the only way to decrypt and gain access to the files is by paying a “ransom” or fee to the attackers. The attackers might provide the decryption key allowing you to regain access to your files. Ransomware may spread to […]

“In a statement, Zynga provided little detail on what data had been stolen but said that no financial information was compromised. The gaming giant says that it has taken steps to protect accounts, and that many users will be prompted by email notification to reset their passwords. You should change your password even if it’s not […]

“This time, the crooks are tapping into a concern that many of us have – falling foul of copyright law. Lots of us innocently post and repost photos, GIFs, video clips and screenshots that we find amusing, informative, scary, and so forth… …but even if we’re only ever posting photos that we took ourselves, we […]