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Access Student Email
Overview MCC student email accounts are intended for school-related communication while you are ...
Level Up Your Security: Cyber Awareness + AI
October 1, 2025 TLDR Key points: October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All employees are...
Password Management Matters
June 4, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Strong, complex passwords are your fir...
Welcome Back
January 8, 2025 Returning to campus after a long break can be difficult. We want to make sure yo...
SPAM & Maintenance Plan (TLDR)
March 6, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) The newsletters will now include a new section: TLDR...
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
May 7, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: MFA keeps hackers out and increases acc...
MFA 101: Secure Your Access, Secure Our Campus
August 11, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Over half of MCC employees (53%) a...
MFA + Passwords = Ransomware Defense
July 2, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: 57% of employees have not yet upgrade...
Introductions & Identity Management
April 2, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Cybersecurity (CS) Introductions are happening acr...
Fraudulent Applications & Sensitive Information
February 5, 2025 Fraudulent Applications A perfect storm of circumstances has led to a signific...
Beyond Go-Live: MFA Recap
September 3, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Accessing MCC systems, like Brigh...
Stay Safe for the Holidays
November 9, 2023 The holidays are right around the corner. This is a prime time for holiday shop...
Spear Phishing vs Phishing: What's the Difference?
May 3, 2023 What is spear phishing? Phishing is a generic, broad attack addressed to hundreds ...
Ransomware. Game Over.
August 2, 2023 Ransomware is a type of malware attack (harmful software) that converts (encrypts...
Malware
July 5, 2023 Malware, or malicious software, is a blanket term for any kind of software created ...
Cybersecurity News & Training
April 3, 2023 Information Systems & Services (ISS) is made up of a few different teams. To keep ...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Wrap Up
October 30, 2023 Thank you for making MCC’s 1st Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month a success! ...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Kickoff
October 2, 2023 Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! McLennan Community College (MCC) is recog...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Have I been pwned?
October 10, 2023 Have you ever heard the term “pwned”? The term is a typo of the word “owned” – ...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Check In
October 17, 2023 Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing industry. It has become an essential part of...