Building a more cyber security-focused workforce
Over the course of a year, more than 18 million emails with suspect links, attempts to capture personal or protected information, and other threats are kept out of employee’s inboxes.
Information Technology Services
WSU launches new COVID‑19 dashboard
The data on the new COVID‑19 dashboard is specific to members of the greater WSU Pullman community, extending beyond the border of Pullman to include employees who live in nearby communities.
What to do if you encounter COVID-19 scams
The number of phishing scams and other fraudulent offers claiming to be part of the COVID-19 public health emergency response appear to be escalating and authorities want help cracking down on it.
Oct. 25: State’s top security officer to speak at Cyber-Security Awareness Summit
By Jacqueline Southwick, WSU Information Technology Services PULLMAN, Wash. – Agnes Kirk, Washington state’s chief information security officer, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s WSU Cyber Security Awareness Summit, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, in the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center.
Enterprise Systems migrating applications from mainframe to Cloud
By Jacqueline Southwick, Information Technology Services PULLMAN, Wash. – For more than three decades, WSU’s IBM mainframe — a highly secure and reliable platform for large-scale online and batch transaction processing — has effectively managed WSU’s business applications.
May 4, 6: Meet candidates for information technology v.p.
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University community is invited to meet two candidates for the vice president for Information Technology Services and chief information officer position and provide input to the search committee.
New email protection service to be implemented Feb. 24
By Casey Hanson, Information Technology Services PULLMAN, Wash. – Information Technology Services (ITS) will implement a new email protection service provided by ProofPoint on Tuesday, Feb. 24. ProofPoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) will check email messages for malicious URLs and/or attachments as they come into the Washington State University central email system.
Telephone system upgrade and service outage planned
PULLMAN — The WSU Pullman telephone system upgrade and maintenance, including telephone service outages, is scheduled for August 1-2. ITS technicians will begin prep work at midnight Friday, July 31 with planned land-line telephone service outages from 3 a.m. Saturday, August 1 through 4 p.m. Sunday, August 2. The upgrade and maintenance may not last […]