As part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness regarding security and privacy-related matters, the Office of Information Security periodically sends advisories to the District about specific events or topics. Those advisories are posted below for ease of reference.

Latest Advisories

• Targeted Imposter Scams, February 13, 2024

Past Advisories

2023

• New Anti-Phishing and Anti-Spam Service, November 2, 2023
• Cybersecurity Awareness Month, October 2, 2023
• Hackers Targeting C-Suite Executive’s Personal Accounts, June 6, 2023

2022

• Beware Imposter Scams, October 17, 2022
• Information Security Incident Response Procedure, May 25, 2022
• RE: Management and Security Awareness, March 30, 2022
• The Ukraine Crisis and Cyber Vigilance, March 10, 2022

2021

• Cybersecurity Awareness Month, October 12, 2021
• Employees Targeted as They Return to the Office, June 15, 2021
• Browser Saftey and Security Checks, March 22, 2021
• Home Computers and Administrative Accounts, February 24, 2021
• CEO Fraud and Coronavirus Relief Funding Scams, January 19, 2021

2020

• Online Shopping, COVID-19 Vaccine Scams, December 17, 2020
• Update Chrome Immediately, November 17, 2020
• Working Remotely, Safely, October 8, 2020
• New Email Warning Messages, May 14, 2020
• Beware: Increase in Sextortion Scams, April 22, 2020
• Next-Generation Antivirus for the Home, April 16, 2020
• Best Security Practices While Working from Home, April 6, 2020
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Scams, March 18, 2020
• Website Certificate Error Scams, March 9, 2020
• Updated Password Rules, February 2, 2020
• Phishing Season, February 2, 2020

2019

• FERPA and Protection of Student Privacy, September 27, 2019
• Direct-Deposit Scams, July 8, 2019
• Sharing User IDs and Passwords, June 4, 2019
• Sensitive Data and Email, May 22, 2019
• OneDrive File and Folder Sharing, April 4, 2019
• Tax Season Fraud, March 19, 2019
• Beware Phishing Attempt, March 18, 2019
• Beware Gift Card Scams, January 14, 2019

2018

• Free Services to Monitor Accounts and Password Breaches, December 4, 2018
• Beware Recent Spear Phishing Attack, September 11, 2018
• Increased Phishing Attempts, August 14, 2018
• Account & Password Security, March 28, 2018
• Fraud Prevention Training, February 22, 2018

2017

• Surplus Computer Equipment, October 10, 2017
• Phishing & Social Engineering Red Flags, July 11, 2017
• Kaspersky Lab Antivirus and Related Products, July 7, 2017
• CEO Fraud, February 8, 2017
• W-2 Phishing Scams, February 7, 2017

2016

• ITS Security Reminder, Phishing, August 29, 2016
• Beware Microsoft Phone Scam, April 18, 2016