Securing information and information systems is an important responsibility of the University System of Georgia (USG) and all USG institutions. In order to ensure that we are doing our part to keep our students safe online, GHC will require the use of Duo Security for all student Single Sign-On accounts beginning on August 1st, 2020. […]

Email Usage When using your GHC email account, always: Ensure that email messages and replies are addressed to the appropriate recipient(s). Do not use “reply all” to respond to a message unless it is necessary to do so. Compose each message with a clear, concise subject line that matches the message body. Follow professional etiquette […]

Hackers are launching new phishing campaigns disguised as Zoom or Microsoft Teams meeting invitations according to a recently released report issued by the cybersecurity firm Check Point Research. Hackers are also continuing to use COVID-19 to lure inattentive users into clicking on phishing messages for the purposes of deploying ransomware or stealing credentials. Some key […]

All employees are required to complete the “Spring 2020 GHC Cybersecurity Awareness” course in D2L by 12:00pm on Friday, May 15th. Single Sign-On Accounts belonging to individuals who have not completed this training by Friday may be suspended or deactivated. You can ensure that you have successfully completed this training by viewing your completion grade […]

Last week we announced the need to upgrade to Zoom 5.0.  This is a follow-up reminder to please do so before May 30th.  If you’ve already completed this upgrade, there is nothing further to do.  Terse: If you have a GHC issued computer and use Zoom, please connect to VPN via Cisco AnyConnect to update Zoom before May 30th.  A […]

In a continuing effort to strengthen cybersecurity at GHC, we will soon incorporate multi-factor authentication (Duo Mobile) into our VPN connection process.   Before this happens, your computer MUST be updated to Cisco AnyConnect 4.8.  This process is fairly straightforward and should only take a few minutes.  Please complete this necessary upgrade before noon this Friday, April 24th. Below are the […]

1. Ensure your device is BYOD compliant. ✔ My smartphone, tablet, or computer is up-to-date (meets the requirements below) and is capable of receiving future security updates. Windows – Windows 10 operating system with the latest security updates released on February 11th, 2020. Mac – macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or macOS Catalina 10.15.2 with the latest […]

1. Ensure your device is BYOD compliant. ✔ My smartphone, tablet, or computer is up-to-date (meets the requirements below) and is capable of receiving future security updates. Windows – Windows 10 operating system with the latest security updates released on February 11th, 2020. Mac – macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or macOS Catalina 10.15.2 with the latest […]

Most people received text messages or phone calls to verify their identity when signing in to social media, banking, and other important online accounts. But what happens if your cell phone number suddenly becomes disconnected? And what could cause that to happen? An increasingly common technique employed by cybercriminals, known as SIM jacking, could be […]

Ransomware continues to plague higher education and the State of Georgia and the Information Security & Network Services unit of IT has identified weaknesses in the configuration of employee computers that may allow this particularly malicious form of software to spread across the GHC network once a device becomes infected. In order to reduce the […]