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  • April 18, 2014 at 1:23 PM
    Information Security and Policy

    • Fraudulent IRS Federal Tax Returns
    We have received approximately 15 reports from faculty and staff who have had a fraudulent 2013 federal tax return submitted to the IRS in their name. There is no evidence the tax fraud is a result of a disclosure of information that originated from IU.
  • March 26, 2014 at 4:56 PM
    Information Security and Policy

    • Vulnerability in Microsoft Word
    On March 24th 2014, Microsoft released an advisory describing a vulnerability in all supported versions of Microsoft Word.
  • March 20, 2014 at 3:41 PM
    Emergency Management

    • A Good Day to Make Mistakes
    We drill for emergencies to work out any bugs in our procedures when no one's safety is on the line.
  • March 13, 2014 at 4:39 PM
    Emergency Management

    • Operation Stormy Weather 2014
    As we say goodbye to winter, we need to ensure that everyone is as safe as possible when spring brings dangerous thunderstorms.
  • February 25, 2014 at 4:45 PM
    Information Security and Policy

    • Critical Apple Security Update
    Apple has released critical security updates to address a dangerous bug in Apple's implementation of SSL/TLS that affects multiple versions of iOS 6, iOS 7, Apple TV OS 6, OS X 10.9 (Maverics).
  • February 17, 2014 at 10:25 AM
    Public Safety & Police

    • IU Police at Northwest Citizens Police Academy in the News
    The application process for new participants is months away for the next session in January 2015 and this will be the second session of the program. The first class of Gary residents and the Indiana University Northwest and the City of Gary police department are getting to know each other better as you can read in these recent articles.
  • February 10, 2014 at 1:04 PM
    Information Security and Policy

    • Vulnerable version of NTP being exploited
    Older version of NTP with outdated configuration may allow servers to be used in a Denial of Service attack
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  • Security Bulletin
    April 8, 2014 at 2:23 PM
    vulnerability

    • Vulnerability in some versions of OpenSSL
    Vulnerability in OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g
  • Security Bulletin
    April 8, 2014 at 2:23 PM
    TLS

    • Vulnerability in some versions of OpenSSL
    Vulnerability in OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g
  • Security Bulletin
    April 8, 2014 at 2:23 PM
    openssl

    • Vulnerability in some versions of OpenSSL
    Vulnerability in OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g
  • Security Bulletin
    April 8, 2014 at 2:23 PM
    bulletin

    • Vulnerability in some versions of OpenSSL
    Vulnerability in OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g
  • News Alert
    April 2, 2014 at 1:09 PM
    Public Safety & Police IU Northwest

    • IUPD-Northwest Officer Apprehends Suspected Drive-by Shooter
    An Indiana University Police Department-Northwest officer apprehended a suspected drive-by shooter near 33rd Avenue and Connecticut Street east of the IU Northwest campus at about 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
  • News Alert
    March 12, 2014 at 7:49 PM
    Public Safety & Police IU Northwest

    • Stalking Incident Reported to IU Police-Northwest
    On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 an IUN female student, reported to IUPD-NW that on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 8:00 A.M. in the IUN Library Conference Center, on the 3rd floor, and again on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. in IUN Parking Lot #12 located eastside of 34th and Broadway, she encountered an unidentified male black subject that is supposedly stalking her.