Security News

Now there is just one site to create and manage your university username, password and 2-Factor Authentication (2FA)—netid.arizona.edu. When the university first implemented Duo for 2FA, it was a nice-to-have add-on to help secure NetID logins. It has since become mandatory at the university, and 2FA is more widespread for other accounts. Rather than an add-on, it is integral.

Implement the Core 4 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month to protect your information. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM), a nationwide initiative dedicated to promoting safer online habits.

Four Cyber Safety Tips to Stay Secure: Use the Duo Mobile app, Recognize phishing and scams, Usestrong passwords, Update software

Students, faculty and staff will find a lot of updates to tech services as the new school year starts. Make sure you’re up to date with all these changes!

Make sure you are ready for the start of the semester by running this top 7 checklist on your mobile device! Do you have a lock on your phone? Use a password, fingerprint, face recognition or other means to make sure other people can’t get your private data.

Stay alert this semester—be wary of unknown/external senders and unusual requests

Steps the university is taking and that you can take to prevent security breaches and fraud.

Use UAWiFi, campus wired network, or campus VPN to access systems and services restricted to the campus network

Learn more about new Box features

New identity system updates employee status much faster in university database, provides platform for future provisioning improvements