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Which AI tools can U of U students use to help them study for exams without violating university policy, and how are those tools different?

The Security Champs Program, a community of IT staff that works with the ISO to support information security initiatives and share news and best practices with their units, will return in June 2026 after a two-year hiatus.

A cybersecurity mindset means you are proactive in your efforts to guard your digital life. You actively work to keep your accounts protected, and you consider what could go wrong and you make a plan.

The results from the most recent simulated phishing campaign are in, and the University of Utah community continues to step up to the plate to keep our digital campus secure!

To help members of the university better understand and manage the sensitivity of documents in Google Workspace, UIT is preparing to roll out data classification labels. Data classification labels are metadata tags that users can apply to files in Google Drive (including Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs, and other supported file types).

Most people would never give their credit card or bank account number to someone on the phone they don’t know. And yet, it happens too frequently. Why? Because we are human and many criminals commit crimes by manipulating our emotions.

To strengthen the protection of university information and make responsible data handling easier, UIT is preparing to roll out Microsoft 365 sensitivity labels. The new feature will help students, faculty, and staff classify and safeguard documents and emails with greater consistency and less effort.

The IRS has published tips and a list of current tax scams (e.g., unemployment compensation and unclaimed refunds) to help prepare you against criminals targeting your income tax returns.

If you received a Duo push but did not request one, you're likely the target of a multifactor authentication fatigue attack and need to take immediate action to prevent access to your university account.

UIT Partner Relations celebrated nine U organizations for successfully implementing a suite of cybersecurity tools. The UIT-sponsored event marked the fulfillment of a primary requirement of the campus-wide Cybersecurity Program commissioned by President Randall.