Information Security

Information Security, also known as InfoSec, protects both physical and digital data—essentially data in any form—from unauthorized access, use, change, disclosure, deletion, or other forms of malintent.

You can help protect yourself by staying informed of the recent posts, following our Cybersafe tips, reviewing past threats, and reviewing previous CISO Updates.

FIT is Cybersafe is FIT’s campaign for cybersecurity for our community.

Cyberattacks, identity theft, and online scams are all over the news lately. A school might not seem like a likely target, but colleges, along with other institutions, are increasingly in the cross-hairs of global cybercriminals. College databases hold a lot of personal information about students and employees that can be valuable to hackers.

Many attacks against institutions like FIT succeed because of something a community member did (clicking on something they shouldn’t) or didn’t do (use a strong password). That’s why we’re starting a campaign to make everyone aware of what they can do to stay cybersafe. We’ll provide tips, training, and online resources and members of our security team will be at campus events to promote awareness and answer questions. And remember the same practices that protect you at FIT protect you at home.

Be aware—and Be Cybersafe!

Review Past Threats

Cybercriminals often reuse or create a variation of past scams, read through our threat archives to learn more about how to stay Cybersafe.

Threat Archives

Recent CISO Updates

Working Safely From Home

Welcome back! We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable summer. FIT’s plan for reopening in fall 2020, which prioritizes the health and safety of the FIT community, includes the online safety of FIT digital information, data, and resources.This is the second of our monthly campuswide information security updates. […]

TikTok makes news headlines over supposed security flaws

We’re thrilled to be bringing you the monthly CISO update. We’ve been putting this newsletter out for some time now on a subscription basis, but are excited to have partnered with Communications and External Relations to make this College-wide. Every month we’ll highlight stories about cybersecurity that […]

It’s On The Internet So It Must Be True

This month focuses on fake domain names. A domain name is an entity’s identity on-line, like FITNYC.EDU. It’s been a long-standing practice among hackers to register domain names that mimic those of legitimate businesses such as 1BM.com instead of IBM.com. However, recently attackers have taken this to a new level. […]