Security

Safe Links feature enabled in Teams

Apr 25, 2022

Penn State IT recently enabled the Safe Links feature in Microsoft Teams to scan for malicious links in Teams messages. When this change is implemented, users may see an image that says "Verifying link...". After a very slight delay, they will either be routed to the destination if the link is…

Attention all Zoom users: No security changes will take place Sept. 27

Sep 23, 2020

Penn State was informed by the Zoom vendor on Sunday, Sept. 20, that the security updates planned for Sept. 27 will not take effect as announced.  As a result, Penn State Zoom users will not see any changes to their current security settings on Sept. 27. Details on any future security updates from…

Penn State IT recommends Mac users update Zoom to avoid security vulnerability

Jul 25, 2019

A security flaw in the Zoom app for Mac may be used to launch users into a call without their permission. Although Zoom has recently installed a fix for the security vulnerability, Penn State Information Technology recommends that Mac users who have not updated to the latest version of Zoom (…

Faculty invited to apply for Penn State Security Center Fellows Program

Sep 5, 2018

Penn State’s Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) invites Penn State faculty to apply for the CSRE Faculty Fellows Program. The deadline for spring 2019 applications is Nov. 1. The CSRE fellowship program provides fellows with the opportunity to propose and lead an interdisciplinary…

Data Security at Penn State focus of Brown Bag Seminar

Feb 5, 2018

PRI is presenting a special Brown Bag seminar, "Data security at Penn State", being given by Don Welch, Chief Information Security Officer, which will be held on Tuesday, February 27th from 12 - 1 p.m. in 110 Henderson Building (the Bennett Pierce Living Center). All faculty, staff, and students…