988 Awareness Campaign

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, We are seeking feedback about the impact of the 988 Awareness Campaign, and would greatly appreciate your assistance with this project.  I imagine that most of you have seen the wall clings or business cards with 988 on them throughout our campus communities, and perhaps have even taken or received […]

Don’t Wish for This Smish

  In a recent text message phishing (smishing) scam, cybercriminals send you a text that appears to be from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The text says that you have a package at the post office that cannot be delivered due to an incomplete address. The message contains a PDF file and directs you to […]

Protecting Your Personal Information and Financial Aid: A Must-Read for All Students

The University System of Georgia has seen an increasing amount of fraudulent activity impacting student financial aid. Cyber criminals are using phishing emails and social media scams to gain access to student login credentials, which allows them to make unauthorized changes to direct deposit/banking information and steal financial aid refunds. A recent news story by […]

Microsoft 365 – Automatic Student Group Expiration Settings

Microsoft Groups allows users to create their own groups in order to collaborate with a shared mailbox and calendar, a SharePoint site, a Microsoft Planner, and/or Microsoft Teams. However, GHC has no established process to review and remove student-created groups once students graduate, transfer, or otherwise leave GHC. Therefore, we have updated our settings for […]

Beware of the Celebrity AI Cash Grab

In a recent scam, cybercriminals posted a fake video of Elon Musk on YouTube, trying to trick you into handing over your money. Cybercriminals often use AI to impersonate celebrities so that they can spread misinformation or trick people into falling for their scams. This particular scam attempts to trick you into depositing your cryptocurrency […]