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March 13, 2024 Spring is not only a good time to clear out the dust and clutter in your closets and home, it’s also a good time to tidy up your digital stuff. A messy digital life makes personal information and data vulnerable to bad actors. Here are some ti...

September 4, 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an international initiative, celebrated each October, to highlight actions everyone can take to stay safe online. McLennan Community College (MCC) is proud to be a Champion and support this initiative. Theme...

November 6, 2024 The holiday season is generally a time to relax and reconnect with family and friends. Cybercriminals also love the holiday season – they see it as the perfect time to take advantage of you, and attacks skyrocket. Phishing for example, incre...

August 7, 2024 On Friday, July 19, 2024, the world experienced the largest global IT outage in history – 8.5 million Windows devices encountered an error screen known as the “blue screen of death”. This affected companies ranging from banks to airlines to hos...

January 8, 2025 Returning to campus after a long break can be difficult. We want to make sure you have what you need to hit the ground running! Volume will be heightened with everyone slowly returning to campus. Our priority will be student-facing and classr...

December 3, 2025 TLDR Key points: 2025 brought major cybersecurity improvements, including the launch of MFA (multi-factor authentication) and the move to Windows 11. MFA now protects more than 15,000 accounts with 147,000 secure logins eac...

March 6, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) The newsletters will now include a new section: TLDR (Too Long; Didn’t Read). This will be a short summary of the newsletter, providing key points in a brief format for readers who may not have time to read the full...

June 4, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Strong, complex passwords are your first line of defense – see Protect Your Identity, Top 5 Use a password manager to store and generate secure credentials. See table to compare free password manager...

November 5, 2025 TLDR The Duo MFA project is now in the maintenance phase. It is fully deployed and focused on long-term reliability and user support. MFA survey results show strong adoption, growing user confidence, with a few areas identified as improve...

August 11, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points:  Over half of MCC employees (53%) are still using Windows 10 — and time is running out. After October 14, 2025, Windows 10 will no longer receive security updates, putting your device and MCC system...

July 2, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points:  57% of employees have not yet upgraded to Windows 11. Please note, Windows 10 will no longer receive security updates after October 14, 2025. To upgrade your device, visit the IT Hub: Windows 10 to 11...

May 7, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: MFA keeps hackers out and increases account security by 99%. Only adds between 5-30 seconds to your login time and almost doubles your security. Requires you to verify your identity in another way bef...

October 1, 2025 TLDR Key points: October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All employees are required to complete awareness training through KnowBe4. Look for an email from KnowBe4 on Monday, October 6. Practice the Core 4 habits: strong passwords with a...

April 2, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Cybersecurity (CS) Introductions are happening across campus with department leaders/teams. We encourage open communication and hope to promote a culture of security awareness to help strengthen our security postu...

February 5, 2025 Fraudulent Applications A perfect storm of circumstances has led to a significant increase in fraudulent applications, in higher education, from so called “ghost students” or “Pell runners”.  Community colleges have been particularly vulnera...

September 3, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Accessing MCC systems, like Brightspace, now requires MFA which secures your account. 11,575 users enrolled with 117,000 successful logins. Duo Push is the top MFA method. To set up MFA or add a...