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The University of Utah has hired Randall (Randy) J. Arvay, chief information security officer (CISO) at The University of Mississippi Medical Center, as the school’s new CISO, effective May 22, 2017.

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

UIT is pleased to announce that Corey Roach has been named Interim Chief Information Security Officer effective Thursday, September 1, 2016.

After serving three years as the University’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Dan Bowden will be departing the U in September and moving to Virginia Beach, VA to take on the role as vice president and CISO for Sentara Healthcare.

Is Pokémon GO all fun and games? Fun, certainly, but before you download the popular augmented reality game, UIT security experts advise gamers to take a step back and weigh the risks.

University students, staff and faculty can now opt in to use Duo two-factor authentication (2FA). This extra layer of security helps protect users by ensuring they can safely sign in to applications or websites that run behind the University’s Central Authentication Service (CAS).

UIT’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) group has found a vendor solution for managing account lifecycles and passwords, access control, and onboarding new University employees, students, and affiliates.

UIT’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) team continues to expand the footprint of central Active Directory (AD) systems. AD is the directory service developed by Microsoft that automates network management of user data, security, and distributed resources.

15 security rules were approved and published May 2015 (along with the newly revised Policy 4-004), and are now fully enforceable – so what does that mean for you?

Members of UIT’s Information Security Office (ISO) may prefer a low profile, but they're increasing visibility, thanks to a new website and Twitter presence.