ASU Information Security Office's Mission:
Arizona State University’s Information Security Office is committed to preserving the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of its information resources while preserving and nurturing the open information-sharing requirements of its academic culture.
ASU Information Security Office's Vision:
2018 IT Risk Assessment Toolkit
Resources for addressing Risk Assessment corrective actions.
Phishing, in a nutshell, is the online version of a con-job. The perpetrators of phishing messages are essentially tech-savvy con-artists. In a phishing scam, these con-artists send out messages and emails that "look" legitimate, hoping to trick the unsuspecting user into giving out their personal information, including usernames and passwords, and allowing the perpetrator to conduct identity theft.
In a world of always-on technology, it’s difficult to determine whether the communication you’re receiving is malicious. Recently, scammers have utilized the always-on method to their advantage by calling iPhone users and pretending to be Apple support. These scam calls have been able to gain the trust of individuals by spoofing the call screen with an Apple logo and displaying ‘Apple Inc’:
Recently, we have noticed a large number of gift card scams coming through email services that have been targeting the ASU community. The ASU Information Security Office reminds everyone to be vigilant about the threat landscape that is present on the internet. Below are the details of the scam and actual examples of the gift card scams.
How does the Scam Work:
The scam sent will usually include “Are you available” as the body or subject of the email.
Alert:
There was a critical security flaw that Apple identified and has the potential to effect MacOS, IOS, and TVOS. The venerability allowed the potential for a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with system privileges and bad actors would have the ability to take control of devices. Apple has provided 3 patches macOS (10.14.6), iOS (12.4.1) and tvOS (12.4.1) that fix the venerability.
