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

Stay Safe at Home

This is our last CISO update before many of you break away from FIT for the summer, and we certainly hope it’s a safe and enjoyable one. If the last 9 weeks has taught us anything, it’s that the line between our personal and FIT lives can get pretty thin. […]

How Phish Multiply

The human and economic losses associated with Covid-19 are seen as tragic by most of us. However, just as they always do, hackers are using the crisis as an opportunity. They are taking advantage of distraction and disruption to gain footholds and to attack more people and institutions. By hijacking […]

How the Corona Virus is Spreading to Computers

CISO Update #22 Many of us have been following the progress of the spread of the Coronavirus with concern. Unfortunately, in the same way that the virus jumped from another species (most likely bats or pangolins) to humans, attackers are now finding ways to leverage the virus to infect our […]