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The goal of the Identity & Access Management team in UIT's Information Security Office is to enable "the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times for the right reasons."

On July 17, 2018, Duo phone call and text message options for two-factor authentication (2FA) will be discontinued. Users need to select another method for Duo 2FA to log in to the majority of university applications (e.g. Canvas, CIS, Box) after July 17.

On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Duo will be the single method of 2FA for all university employees, including student employees.

UIT is pleased to announce that Chris Stucker has joined the Information Security Office as the new Program Manager, at the Associate Director level, of Identity and Access Management.

Randy Arvay, the University's Chief Information Security Officer, weighed in on the challenging topic – "The Legal and Financial Considerations of a Cyber Attack on Physical Infrastructure" – at a federally-funded seminar on October 11.

Each year, University Information Technology (UIT) participates in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) - a collaborative effort to teach students, staff, and faculty how to keep their online lives safe and secure.

For the fourth year in a row, UIT will be participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Month, a nationwide effort sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security to provide education about cyber threats and offer tips and best practices concerning how to stay safe online.

In the world of IT, unmanaged risk has real-world consequences. Sloppy data handling often precedes a security breach. Getting a comprehensive picture of risks associated with IT products and systems in use at the University is one element of Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) in the Information Security Office (ISO).

A pilot program testing a new user access review process has passed the halfway point. The U's Information Security Office is implementing the process, which will soon require all managers at the University of Utah to review their employees’ access to certain high-risk applications.

After two months of whirlwind introductions, Dr. Randy Arvay, the University’s new chief information security officer (CISO), is starting to settle in.