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A deluge of commuters and students living on campus were mostly detour-free when returning to the University of Utah for fall semester. Similarly, the uptick in people using IT infrastructure didn’t hit any traffic snarls as the first week of classes got underway on August 18.

Nine university organizations recently marked a major milestone — implementing a suite of IT security tools required by the University of Utah Cybersecurity Program. One celebratory event was held at Red Butte Garden & Arboretum’s Rose House and the other was hosted in Rice-Eccles Stadium’s Ken Garff University Club.

Starting Tuesday, August 5, 2025, all University of Utah users must complete an additional verification step during the Duo 2FA process when signing into Microsoft services. The U’s Information Security Office (ISO) will roll out the change on an ongoing basis.

The retired U.S. Air Force colonel brings more than two decades of cybersecurity, information technology, and engineering experience at the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Senate, and U.S. Department of Energy to the position.

Neff believes IT services should be as invisible as possible, helping staff do their work without impeding them, while IT support should be visibly available, providing effective, professional, respectful, and timely customer service.

UIT Digital Learning Technologies urges U community members to guard against malicious gate-crashers who exploit online collaboration and video conferencing tools — particularly, a form of digital harassment known as “Zoom bombing.”

To mark the U of U Health organizations’ achievement, UIT Partner Relations hosted a celebration with plenty of pizza, cybersecurity star T-shirts, and gratitude for the hard work that made it all possible.

All phishing attacks use similar methods — like an urgent call to action — to trick people into divulging information, giving away money, opening suspicious links, or downloading/installing malicious software.

UIT Partner Relations and ISO staff hosted a “cyberseminar” for master’s degree students aspiring for careers in the IT security field, and the College of Social and Behavioral Science recently became the sixth U organization to implement a suite of cybersecurity tools.

With Identity Management Day almost upon us, it's a good time to review what it takes to keep our institution, students, patients, families, data, and money safe.