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Good bye parties for Ashley Burt (CIO) and Frank Abney (Director of Enterprise Applications). Also present were Dr. John Duff (the previous director of ITS), and Fathima Shahul (Software Specialist).
October 9, 2023
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Winner’s Circle – 2023 Hacker of the Year

I am excited to announce that our student Hacking Challenge has been solved.  Levi Keyton has claimed the title of Hacker of the Year in our 4th annual contest.  Levi solved our challenge in just under two days, bettering last year's six. Extreme Networks, Howard Education, and PCS sponsored the event give-aways…
October 5, 2023
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2023 Cybersecurity Challenge – Clue #3

What up haxx0rz As we go further into the challenge’s den: If you consulted the hacker hotline in Brown Hall and followed its instructions, you likely came across the delicious phishing page. On that page, there’s a random shuffle of e-mails, one of them a wolf in sheep's clothing. Just like real…
October 5, 2023
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2023 Cybersecurity Challenge – Clue #1

Good morning haxx0rzHope you’ve been having fun going through this year’s official cybersecurity challenge (https://www.eckerd.edu/cybersecurity)…I made sure to throw in plenty of cats because they’re essential.Here’s the official clue #1!!You’ll notice on the bottom of the welcome page it says:    Here's a riddle, pretend Smeagol is telling it to…
October 4, 2023
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National Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month.Best industry practices and Cyber Insurance requirements mandate cyber security training for all Eckerd College Staff and Faculty at least two times each year. Our first session will be emailed out today.  It will come from Knowbe4, and it will look like the example below.  We…
October 2, 2023
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After Idalia

Eckerd College escaped any serious consequences from Hurricane Idalia. We documented some of small signs of storm surge inundation around the marine lab. Low areas filled with water, and debris was pushed up almost to the level of the road  
September 6, 2023