October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All month long, the Information Security Office is sharing ways you can protect yourself — and the University — online. Discover more Cybersecurity Awareness Month events, or for tips on strengthening cybersecurity year-round, visit Safe … Read more The post AI deepfakes put new spin on old cyber threat appeared first on Information Technology Services.| Information Technology Services
One year into his role as supervisor of an ITS Educational Technologies Services unit, Morgon Haskell is still doing what he’s always loved — teaching, building and solving problems. Haskell moved to a supervisor role a year ago after serving … Read more The post One year in: Leading a team within ITS Educational Technologies appeared first on Information Technology Services.| Information Technology Services
Enabled worldwide connectivity As a member of an eduroam institution, you automatically connect to Wi-Fi whenever you’re in range of an eduroam hotspot — more than 10,000 worldwide. In 2024, eduroam authenticated 8.4 billion connections at those 10,000 hotspots. For … Read more The post A decade of eduroam: Encrypted Wi-Fi at Carolina and beyond appeared first on Information Technology Services.| Information Technology Services
The 2025 UNC CAUSE conference has wrapped up successfully with contributions from ITS staff members as organizers, presenters and attendees. Held in Wilmington, the September 24-26 conference drew about 400 attendees, not counting vendors. The information technology annual conference focuses … Read more The post ITS employees contribute to 2025 UNC CAUSE success appeared first on Information Technology Services.| Information Technology Services
On September 19, the Student Technology Council held its first meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year, welcoming new student members and staff advisers. The Student Technology Council (STC) is a campus student-led organization that provides input on IT initiatives. The … Read more The post Student Technology Council kicks off academic year appeared first on Information Technology Services.| Information Technology Services
Who’s the wolf “When you purchase an API or an agent from another company, you don’t know whether that agent is safe or not,” Chen said. “It could have a backdoor or a trigger within the model, which could cause … Read more The post Who’s the wolf? UNC researcher builds AI system to catch misinformation in agent networks appeared first on Information Technology Services.| Information Technology Services
A new type of phishing attack, called business email compromise, has “increased significantly over the past 12 months."| Information Technology Services
The second annual Cyber Bowl kicks off today, October 1, and runs through October 31. Participants at eight North Carolina universities will compete in a month-long test of cyber skills to earn bragging rights, win prizes and celebrate National Cybersecurity … Read more The post Cyber Bowl kicks off; play to help UNC defend championship title appeared first on Information Technology Services.| Information Technology Services