Tag: Information Security Services

Beware of Common Tax Scams

February 10, 2022 by Information Technology

Tax season is upon us and many cyber criminals target unsuspecting taxpayers with various scams. Information Technology and the Office of Information Security would like to make you aware of several common tax-related scams that you may experience. Most cyber criminals use the same tried-and-true methods for tax scams as they do with other targeted […]

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Mike West Joins Information Security Services Team

November 8, 2021 by Information Technology

Information Security Services is happy to announce that Mike West has joined their team as an Enterprise Security Engineer. Mike is formerly a Data Integration Specialist in ITS and has 9 years of experience in IT at Ball State. Mike’s new duties will include network and user behavioral analysis, vulnerability management, incident response, and other security […]

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Cybersecurity Consulting Services Firm is Performing HIPAA Security Risk Assessment

December 3, 2020 by Information Technology

Information Technology and the College of Health are working with CynergisTek, a third party cybersecurity and privacy support services firm, to help implement security and privacy best practices. This assessment is designed to provide Ball State with reporting that includes practical and actionable recommendations to improve our overall security posture in relations to cybersecurity and […]

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Information Security Services’ Josh Flaherty Completes Additional Certification

November 30, 2020 by Information Technology

The Office of Information Security Services has announced that Josh Flaherty has passed the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin exam. Josh completed the Splunk Power User certification in July and has now added this new certification to his accomplishments. This newest certification includes the ability to manage various components of Splunk Enterprise on a daily basis, […]

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Student Two-Factor Enrollment is Complete!

September 30, 2020 by Information Technology

The Office of Information Security has successfully enrolled all students into two-factor authentication for their Ball State accounts. This follows our 2019 employee rollout and now totals more than 27,000 active Duo users. As a result of this and other security tools implemented, OISS has seen a significant decline in compromised accounts. Moving forward, all […]

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Passcode/PIN Security Changes for IT Employees’ Mobile Devices

August 12, 2020 by Information Technology

Many Information Technology employees use their Android or iOS mobile devices to receive Ball State email or access other Ball State resources. On August 13, 2020, the Office of Information Security Services changed the passcode/PIN requirement for those devices from four digits to six digits for all Information Technology employees. A six-digit passcode/PIN is 100 times […]

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Information Security Takes Steps to Encrypt Ball State User Data

July 27, 2020 by Information Technology

The Office of Information Security Services is taking steps to ensure all data on university-owned computers is encrypted and secure. Ball State uses Dell Data Protection (DDP) end point security encryption software to help protect all university-owned Mac and Windows computers. It provides full-system data protection by using various methods of encryption. DDP encrypts and […]

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Information Security Services’ Josh Flaherty Completes Certification

July 22, 2020 by Information Technology

The Office of Information Security Services has announced that Josh Flaherty has passed the Splunk Power User certification. This certification demonstrates an individual’s foundational competence of Splunk’s core software. This includes the understanding of SPL searching and reporting commands and creating knowledge objects, use of field aliases and calculated fields, creating tags and event types, […]

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FTC Tips to Avoid Coronavirus Scams

June 23, 2020 by Information Technology

The Office of Information Security Services has provided a set of tips created by the Federal Trade Commission to help you avoid scammers that are using the the coronavirus pandemic to try to take advantage of you. Here are some ways you can protect yourself and your family. Ignore offers for vaccinations and home test kits. Scammers are […]

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Information Technology Collaborates with the College of Health for Telehealth Services

June 5, 2020 by Information Technology

Several different areas within Information Technology have partnered together with the HIPAA Task Force to document and implement tools to facilitate the use of telemedicine. This provides the College of Health (CoH) and Counseling Center the ability to continue to serve and care for patients remotely during this pandemic. IT Security and Unified Communications helped […]

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Beware of Common Tax Scams

Mike West Joins Information Security Services Team

Cybersecurity Consulting Services Firm is Performing HIPAA Security Risk Assessment

Information Security Services’ Josh Flaherty Completes Additional Certification

Student Two-Factor Enrollment is Complete!

Passcode/PIN Security Changes for IT Employees’ Mobile Devices

Information Security Takes Steps to Encrypt Ball State User Data

Information Security Services’ Josh Flaherty Completes Certification

FTC Tips to Avoid Coronavirus Scams

Information Technology Collaborates with the College of Health for Telehealth Services