News: Cybersecurity

  • Cybersecurity Days begin on Oct. 1

    Beth Varcho | September 16, 2025
    This year Ohio State is collaborating with BTAA to celebrate October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. BTAA has scheduled four engaging and educational events. While some content is aimed at all users, some events are targeted to cybersecurity professionals. These events will help you develop awareness and guide you to take action against cybersecurity threats.
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  • Otter.ai and Your Privacy

    Reg Jackson | August 22, 2025
    Otter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that helps customers record, transcribe and summarize their meetings. The tool advertises itself as integrating seamlessly with platforms like Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.A class-action lawsuit recently filed accuses Otter.ai of unlawfully recording and processing private conversations held during video meetings. The suit alleges that Ott...
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  • Beware of Salesforce Support Attacks

    Reg Jackson | August 19, 2025
    Many folks around the university rely on Salesforce for customer engagement and promotions. A recent string of cyber attacks put Salesforce users at risks.Attackers are using social engineering tactics like voice phishing to impersonate Salesforce support staff and trick them into accessing malicious links or adding harmful connected apps on Salesforce. These attacks often involve modified v...
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  • Help Wanted: Attackers need you to defeat MFA

    Reg Jackson | July 30, 2025
    A growing trend in cybersecurity is to attack victims through texting and social channels, tricking them into giving access to their accounts, files, and data.As a refresher, multifactor authentication is the highest standard for logging into accounts and services. Simply, it means it takes -- 1) something you know: username and password, and 2) something you have: your DUO push notification on y...
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  • Compete Against Big Ten Rivals During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

    Alison Landefeld | October 14, 2024
    Join the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) on Wednesday, October 30, at 1:00 p.m. for an exciting online game show: Level Up Your Cyber Game – College Gameday Edition! In celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, compete against fellow Big Ten schools and enhance your cyber knowledge. This event, hosted by the BTAA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance, features engaging challenges an...
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