What is “Contract Cheating”?

Contract cheating refers to the practice where students outsource their assessments to third parties, such that the assignments or exams they submit are not their own work. The growth of online college degrees has created more opportunities for American students to outsource their schoolwork, resulting in a booming billion-dollar cheating industry centered in the East […]

IT System Security Updates This Friday

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, March 29th. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

Spring 2024 Employee Cybersecurity Awareness Training Is Live

GHC’s Spring 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Training campaign is live on KnowBe4. All employees must visit https://training.knowbe4.com and complete the following training modules by April 30th: 2024 Common Threats 2024 Social Engineering Red Flags A small number of employees will also be required to complete a supplemental training module for phishing and email threats. This supplement will be assigned […]

IT System Security Updates This Friday

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, February 23rd. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

[Rescheduled for Feb 2nd] – IT System Security Updates

***RESCHEDULED*** The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, February 2nd. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and […]

IT MAINTENANCE FRIDAY (SYSTEM SECURITY UPDATES)

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, January 26th. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

Second Major Cyberattack in Higher Education This Year : Kansas State University

Kansas State University recently announced a major cybersecurity incident is to blame for VPN, email, and online learning system disruptions affecting students and employees at that institution. This news follows another major attack on Memorial University of Newfoundland earlier this month. Both incidents are believed to be ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a particularly dangerous form […]

Charger Chats Personal Cybersecurity Presentation Link & Notes

Cybersecurity: Our Digital Dumpster Fire, our latest personal cybersecurity presentation featured in this month’s Chargers Chat, is available online and contains links to many thought-provoking news stories and online resources you can take advantage of to protect yourself online. Footnotes and Resources: How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | Wired […]

IT MAINTENANCE FRIDAY (SYSTEM SECURITY UPDATES)

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, December 1st. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

IT MAINTENANCE FRIDAY (SYSTEM SECURITY UPDATES)

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, October 27th. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]