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In response to many of us occasionally working from alternate locations, the IET team has put together the following suggestions to help minimize disruptions while working remotely. If you have a laptop, please make sure you are undocking the device and bringing it to and from your office every day. Should we suddenly have to...Read More

IET is adding measures to secure your email accounts by activating Two Step Verification for Office365 Outlook. This will protect against phishing attacks and other exploits by providing an extra layer of protection. The first step is what you use now, your user ID and password. With Two Step Verification, a second step, which could be a PIN code generated by...Read More

If you received a message that looks like the one below, it was a phishing attempt. This was obviously a fake message just by looking at the email address it originated from and the language that was used.  We received 123 of these messages and blocked the address after that. Please remain skeptical when receiving...Read More

There has been a significant increase in cyber-attacks in and around the Commonwealth of Virginia and some VCCS institutions have recently suffered security breaches.  These most recent attacks target tax information, W2s, banking information, and direct deposit payroll information. The IRS has issued the following warning which contains some good information about steps you can take...Read More

What is it? A new Cyber Security Awareness program will be rolled out to VWCC faculty and staff in a few days to counter the increasing threats to our institutions, faculty, staff, and students. We are partnering with Global Learning Systems, a leader in cybersecurity development, to bring cutting-edge security training to every VWCC employee....Read More

What is it? Have you ever been locked out of your VWCC email or your work computer because you typed in the wrong password too many times? Has this happened when you are out of town or during a holiday break when you can’t call the Help Desk to reset it? Don’t worry – help...Read More