Note: Our monthly updates have been move forward this month due to year-end processing. 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, June 16th. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working […]

Securing information and information systems, products or services remains a core responsibility of Georgia Highlands College and GHC has a legal and ethical responsibility to protect information in its care with effective and industry-standard cybersecurity safeguards. Therefore, we’ve upgraded Duo Security at GHC with Duo Verified Push to add an additional layer of protection for […]

The FBI issued a cybersecurity public service announcement concerning the growing use of digitally manipulated images (known colloquially as ‘deepfakes’) in sextortion scams. “Sextortion, which may violate several federal criminal statutes, involves coercing victims into providing sexually explicit photos or videos of themselves, then threatening to share them publicly or with the victim’s family and friends. […]

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, May 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 […]

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, April 28th. 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 […]

Have you completed your assigned courses in  https://training.knowbe4.com ? If not, please sign on with your GHC single sign-on credentials, and complete the following training courses: 2023 Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training 2023 Social Engineering Red Flags You may also be required to complete an additional phishing training course. This module has been assigned by […]

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 31st. 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 […]

GHC’s Spring 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Training campaign will launch a week early this year! Starting Monday, March 27th please visit https://training.knowbe4.com, sign on with your GHC single sign-on credentials, and complete the following training courses: 2023 Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training 2023 Social Engineering Red Flags You may also be required to complete an additional […]

Social Engineering Social engineering attempts to take advantage of human interaction and tries to extract as much information from the use of social skills. Social engineering is the umbrella term for which the following attacks are categorized under. Phishing Phishing is a type of social engineering that typically uses email or websites to persuade someone […]

Think before you connect. Before you connect to any public wireless hotspot – like on an airplane or in an airport, hotel, or café – be sure to confirm the name of the network and login procedures with appropriate staff to ensure that the network is legitimate. Cybercriminals can easily create a similarly named network […]