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Ransomware Slams Enterprises with $5.8M Blackmail Demands

Retrieved from ZDnet - By: Charlie Osborne

A new ransomware called 'MegaCortex" is hitting enterprise firms in the US and Europe demanding millions of dollars through blackmail and encryption. Read more here:...

Posted: August 5, 2019, 8:54 AM

U.S. Indicts for Phishing Campaign Targeting Colleges

Retrieved from SCMagazine - By: Bradley Barth

The DOJ indicted three people on multiple charges regarding phishing scams that targeted college employees, banks and other businesses. Read more here:...

Posted: August 1, 2019, 2:39 PM

LDAP-Master and Webadmin downtime on 8/9 at 4pm

On Friday, August 9th starting at 4pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account...

Posted: July 31, 2019, 12:39 PM

Update: Data Center Backup Power Maintenance

Tonight during repairs to the Engineering backup power system it was discovered that additional hardware will be needed in order to fully restore functionality. We are working with the vendor to...

Posted: July 30, 2019, 10:35 PM