This breach, a result of human error, demonstrates that people are just as important as technology. This need for reinforcement is why we hear before every flight that our seats can be used as floatation devices.

Indiana University and the IUPUI campus community remind students, staff, and faculty to take effective safety precautions. Click above to learn more.

Don't be fooled or phished! Multiple users have reported that they have received suspicious phone calls — requesting personal information and passphrases or that users install certain software or run system scans

We celebrated privacy during the entire month of January. Visit our archive of presentations, webinars, and materials from Data Privacy Day/Month, 2012.

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University-wide compliance coordination

University-wide Compliance Coordination

Compliance means conforming to relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, procedures, or contractual obligations -- be them be external (local, state, federal, or third-party) or internal.

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Blog

  • Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts have been compromised in a recent hack attack in which more than 55,000 passwords were leaked and posted to Pastebin by anonymous hackers. You should probably change your Twitter password today.
  • A mistake by Apple can cause Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) to store your login password on the hard drive in clear text.
  • Adobe Flash Player Security Update
  • With the upward trend of HIPAA breaches being reported to the OCR all across America, multiple HIPAA advisors have brainstormed to identify the key components in establishing an effective program that aims to reduce an organization’s risk for a breach.
  • It's time to review Domain 3 of IU's Information Security and Privacy Program: Organization!
  • A memo has been sent to the President's Cabinet to help raise awareness of the Information Security and Privacy Program.
  • Microsoft says two basic security steps might have stopped infections
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