This division is responsible for:
Promoting a culture of cybersecurity. Services are designed to help UW units understand risks by analyzing and forecasting threats to information security, researching applicable information security laws, providing education on safeguarding institutional information, consulting on incident management, and managing policies and strategic solutions for UW’s institutional information.
Popular options:
- Risk Advisories and Best Practices
- Online Training
- Information Security and Privacy Laws and Regulations
CONTACT
Mark Nardone
Interim Chief Information Security Officer
Email | UW Mailbox: 354844
Security and privacy news
Get a backup solution in time for World Backup Day on March 31
March 27, 2023
Get CrashPlan from UW-IT — a modestly priced desktop backup solution that runs silently in the background on all devices and provides real-time recovery. Available for faculty and staff, the plan is particularly important for researchers and investigators who keep lots of important data on their devices. Don’t lose important work! Get CrashPlan today.
Make sure your computer is safe from viruses
February 27, 2023
Protect your work and home computers with Sophos Home Premium anti-virus software, available at no cost to students, faculty and staff.
Building a wall against cybercriminals
February 20, 2023
Major accomplishments in 2022 are helping the UW build a more secure online environment and reduce the risk from cybercriminals.
Keep Duo Mobile updated on your device for effective 2FA security
February 8, 2023
Duo, the UW’s two-factor authentication app, is ending support for older operating systems. Learn what you need to do to continue using Duo authentication.
Keep Duo Mobile updated; Duo no longer supporting earlier mobile device operating systems
January 31, 2023
Android devices using operating systems 9, 8 and Apple devices using iOS version 13 or earlier will no longer be able to download the latest version of Duo Mobile nor receive Duo Mobile maintenance fixes and security updates, starting Feb. 9, 2023. Please keep Duo Mobile updated. Make sure your devices' operating systems are up to date so that you can update Duo Mobile to its latest version, and so that your device can receive Duo's security and maintenance fixes.
Dispose of old computers and mobile devices securely with these resources
January 18, 2023
Learn how to delete data completely from computers and devices before you surplus or recycle them.