Finally, it’s that time of year when the days are getting longer and everyone seems to have a renewed amount of energy. There’s one popular pastime that cannot be ignored and everyone seems to be doing it – spring cleaning. The month of April seems to inspire a large amount of the population to clean […]
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Vulnerability, Breach, and Patch: Break the Vicious Cycle
Once again, we’ve seen more large data breaches in recent days – Under Armour’s MyFitnessPal app and website lost data of its 150 million account holders, and Hudson’s Bay Company lost five million credit and debit card numbers from customers of Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. These hacks highlight continued focus of cybercriminals […]
Don’t fall for these scams during tax season
It should come as no surprise that we are entering a season that yields concern for a variety of security risks: tax season. Tax season comes quickly and is one we can count on to greet us as we enter into a new year. It is quite the family favorite, right? In 2017, over 3,000 […]
Secure360 Wisconsin 2018: Recap!
Thank you to all of our Secure360 Wisconsin attendees, sponsors, speakers, volunteers, board and staff members who attended our 2018 event! We had a great time planning the conference. Each session and speaker was carefully chosen to curate this professional two-day cybersecurity event. Day 1 The Wisconsin Center trade show hall began to come to […]
Understanding Facebook privacy settings: part four
We’ve reached the last and final post in our blog series on Understanding Facebook Privacy Settings. So far we’ve covered general privacy, Timeline and tagging and applications. So, what’s left? Ads Your privacy settings also encompass advertisements and how your settings affect what you see while using Facebook. The Ads section of Facebook shows the […]
That’s a wrap: Our second annual Student360 event
As the second annual Student360 event came to an end, our team could not be more pleased with how the event turned out! This year’s event, which was held at Best Buy headquarters on February 24, was a big success. We are so grateful that our staff, sponsors, speakers and attendees traveled through the unexpected […]
Understanding Facebook privacy settings: part three
Continuing our discussion of privacy on Facebook from our previous posts on general privacy and timeline and blocking, we’re diving into privacy and application use. Apps The Apps menu, located on the left-hand side of settings underneath the “Public Posts” menu, shows you the full list of apps that you’ve allowed Facebook access to. Every […]
Variable values: Is Bitcoin an investment boon or bubble?
Last year, Bitcoin gained traction and popularity in the digital marketplace world of investing in cryptocurrency. At its record high, the value of one Bitcoin hit $19,783 in mid-December. Despite its recent popularity and waves of Internet headlines though, Bitcoin is not brand new to the world of cryptocurrency. It has actually been around for […]
Attending Student360 2018? Here’s what you need to know
What you can expect Amazing sessions | We have an exciting day packed with sessions you won’t want to miss! You can view the full schedule here and begin to plan your day now. Pre-registration is not available so plan your day now to be sure you don’t miss sessions that are most interesting to you. […]
2018 cybersecurity scholarship
What: New for 2018 is UMSA’s scholarship program. UMSA launched this program to prove their support and commitment to organizations and professionals in security and risk-related industries. By providing support in education UMSA hopes to offer financial assistance as a way to build the leaders of our future and sustain our industries. Who: There is […]
