What happened?The FBI is investigating widespread cybercriminal activity targeting college and university students via spear phishing. Spear phishing, in contrast to traditional phishing, involves highly targeted phishing emails sent to a specific group of individuals—in this case, students with federal student loans. In these more sophisticated phishing attacks, the bad actor will contact the student […]
What happened? We received multiple reports of scam phone calls that are targeting FIT students. These calls are from suspicious individuals pretending to be FIT employees asking the student to verify the last four digits of the social security number and to “go over their student file.” What should you do?If you received a phone call […]
What is Remote Access? Remote access (VPN) allows access to an on-campus FIT computer and the FIT network from an off-campus computer and location. You will be required to enroll in Duo 2FA to access VPN. Who can get Remote Access? If you believe you require remote access to perform your job duties please enter […]
Log into your Google AccountGo to the My Account Page (https://myaccount.google.com/)Click on Device Activity and Notification
What is Ransomware?Ransomware is computer malware that encrypts the files on your PC, making them (and often your whole computer) unusable. It may also encrypt files on network drives that you have access to, like your N: drive. You regain access to the files by paying a ransom to receive a decryption key. In 2016, […]
What happened?We write to remind you to remain vigilant against cyber scams related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Information security authorities have seen a rise in phishing attempts where the bad guys are spoofing government agencies taking advantage of the COVID-19 narrative. Examples of these scams include:Phishing emails, texts, and phone calls with the subject “COVID-19 […]
Read Full Zoom Advisory from the Department of Homeland Security here. UPDATE: Effective on May 5 at 12noon the ability to link Zoom to your FIT Google account will be revoked. Email sent to All FIT Employees on Wednesday, April 29th: The Division of Information Technology continues to support the FIT community while we work […]
In 2019 we rolled out a new IT ticketing system including an improved self-service portal. With the self-service portal, you are able to report issues, open requests, and check their status. To use the self-service portal, go to TechHelp.fitnyc.edu and log in with your FIT username and password, no need to create a new login […]
Accounts will be locked out or suspended temporarily if too many invalid login attempts are detected. By default, many devices are set to automatically connect to known wireless networks (like FITAIR). If you change your FIT password you must update the devices connect to FITAIR with your new password. Learn how to update your wireless devices with your new/current password.
Google Alerts is a useful service that allows you to receive emails when new pages appear in the Google search index that are related to specific keywords, such as “FIT.” Unfortunately, there is a new scam that takes advantage of this feature. Recently bad actors have begun injecting malicious sites into the Google search indexes […]