Office of the UW Chief Information Security Officer
The Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) promotes a culture of shared responsibility to safeguard personal and institutional data. Services are designed to assist the UW community by monitoring, analyzing, and forecasting threats to information assets, advising on risk management and on contracts related to data security, providing in-person and online education, consulting on incident management, and developing and managing University policies related to information security.
Popular options:
- Risk Advisories and Best Practices
- Online Training
- Information Security and Privacy Laws and Regulations
Security and privacy news
Don’t lose access. Set up your UW NetID recovery options
September 4, 2020
Every year, more than 5,000 calls come in requesting help to reset a UW NetID password. You don’t have to be one of them. Add your mobile number and email address, so if you forget your password or get locked out, you can regain access to your UW NetID. The options allow you to recover your password by having a verification code sent to you by phone (text message or voice) or by email.
Alert: Hackers target COVID-19 research
August 6, 2020
Learn about recent attempts by hackers trying to acquire intellectual property, particularly COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research and how you can prevent your UW NetID and password from being compromised. Cyber criminals try to steal valid credentials through phishing to gain access to computers via remote desktop services, email accounts and file shares and internal networks via virtual private network (VPN) access.
New training video on online security provides tips for remote workers
August 3, 2020
If you’re new to working remotely, this video provides plenty of tips on how to keep your devices and work safe, brought to you by the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer.
Securing Laptops extremely important during remote work
July 28, 2020
Learn why securing your laptop and other mobile devices is so important, and pick up best practices to secure personal and UW institutional data, brought to you by the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Get tips on how to protect UW information with updated video
July 23, 2020
Learn how to protect your personal and UW data from cyberthieves and other bad actors in an updated 9-minute training video. The training also provides links to key resources.
Update for Husky OnNet now available
July 20, 2020
Download a critical security update for the F5 BIG-IP Edge software, the technology behind Husky OnNet that you use to connect to the UW network from off campus. Husky OnNet provides individual users (current UW students, faculty and staff) with a secure connection to the UW network from remote locations, such as from home, a coffee shop, at the airport, while using a third-party Internet Service Provider, such as Comcast or CenturyLink.
