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OSU has started distributing Physical Security Keys to select users for multi-factor authentication! Please check out the UIT security FAQ for more information!
If you are the victim of a phishing scam, please contact phishing@oregonstate.edu or call the service desk at 541-737-8787. For other security-related issues, please use the following form to report it to the Office of Information Security.
Welcome to Winter Term, Beavs!
Over the Winter Break, the Security team has been working on projects to help protect OSU from cyber actors. Keep an eye out for communications coming out soon talking about a change in experience with your Duo Multifactor. It is a small change in what you will see, but will make a big difference in helping us to protect the entire OSU Community!
This time of year is when fraudsters start changing tactics. Watch for income tax scams, which are common this part of the year. The IRS has more information at this link: https://www.irs.gov/help/tax-scams/recognize-tax-scams-and-fraud
Students, watch out for employment fraud phishes! If someone who says they are an OSU faculty or staff is offering you easy money, and asks that you provide your personal e-mail or phone number, be super suspicious! If they are asking you for your banking information or want you to go buy something that they’ll pay you back for, you know this is a scam.
Be cyber-aware, Beavs! If you have any questions or want to check if something is too good to be true, contact us at D-FEND@oregonstate.edu.
Enjoy the Winter Term!
Respectfully,
David
Check out the Online Trainings page for mini-games, quizzes, and general training to increase your cyber literacy. Thank you for helping us Defend Our Cyber Dam!
Cyber attackers will be looking for ways to steal info from your computing devices, so we want to arm you with some great resources to protect yourself! Navigate to our Resources tab to familiarize yourself with some OIS terminology using our Glossary, or check out the newest in security news.
The Office of Information Security is here to assist you in your efforts to keep your network resources protected. We coordinate with academic and administrative units to help develop policy, benchmark and assess our level of risk and educate and inform our community on best practices. We offer Risk Assessment and Forensics services as well as vulnerability scanning.
For a list of current known exploited vulnerabilities, visit the CISA catalog for a full list. To learn more about the resources available for IT Professionals, visit the Infosec Guidebook.
