News and Updates

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Jan 26, 2022
  • Brittany Clark

Student Privacy Newsletter

January 2022 Student Privacy Newsletter- studentprivacy.ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) provides this newsletter to highlight some of our resources and public engagements and describe...

Jan 18, 2022
  • Brittany Clark

ECU Technology Newsletter

The ECU ITCS Technology Newsletter can be accessed by clicking the links below: 2024 Links March 2024 ECU Technology Newsletter(s) February 2024 ECU Technology Newsletter(s) January 2024 ECU Technology Newsletter(s)...

Oct 19, 2021
  • Mark Webster Ph.D. ECU Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
  • Mike Barry ECU IT Security Professional

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and in the spirit of promoting security awareness at ECU, the Information Security Office updated in time for October, the three Best Practices...

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Oct 06, 2020
  • Brittany Clark

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020

Post Author: Mark Webster Ph.D, ECU Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), and in the spirit of promoting increased security awareness and education, I...

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May 05, 2020
  • Brittany Clark

Updated Sensitive Data Storage and Transmission Page

ECU users are responsible for the protection of any sensitive data in their custody. This includes electronic, print, voice or any other form in which the data are captured. Recently,...

Jan 30, 2020
  • Brittany Clark

Why Data Governance Matters for University Strategy

A recent blog on the Education Advisory Board (EAB) details the importance of Data Governance for University Strategy. EAB describes the key challenges to successful Data Governance in the following...

Dec 11, 2019
  • Brittany Clark

Reporting Security Concerns

We wanted to bring to your attention that the ECU web page Report a Security Concern has recently been updated. It is every user’s responsibility to report security concerns to...

Dec 11, 2019
  • Brittany Clark

New Mobile Computing Regulation

ECU has a newly approved Mobile Computing Regulation, which was posted to our University Policy Manual on 11/26/19. This regulation defines employee responsibilities pertaining to mobile computing, including laptops, tablets,...

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Nov 26, 2019
  • Brittany Clark

Multi-Factor Authentication

Several ECU systems now require Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with more being added in the future. Multi-Factor Authentication is a security measure that requires both your passphrase and a response from...