News

  • I am pleased to report to the SHASS Community that IS&T’s Hardware Repair Services in partnership with ComputerCare, is now officially open!  They are located…


  • We have received information from the Cambridge Police Department that there have been scammers using the name of the CPD and some of their officers…


  • Reports are coming in that passwords and accounts from Apple, Google, Facebook and more being compromised in what is looking like one of the largest…


  • In the period between April 2024 and April 2025, there were over 200 major data breaches, 2 of them involving the potential exposure of every…


  • As we start to approach the end of the academic year, here is a roundup of the current technology threats affecting the SHASS community as…


  • DO NOT USE ONLINE FILE CONVERSION WEBSITES—————————————————— We have another FBI warning for the community regarding Online File Conversion websites. Do NOT use them. Odds…


  • On March 12th, 2025, the FBI and CISA issued an alert on Medusa ransomware attacks hitting critical infrastructure in the US and now flooding Gmail.…


  • In light recent economic policies that could affect the stability of our regional electric power infrastructure, we are advising users to please make sure their…


  • In our experience, the most secure way to use Facebook and maximize protection to your privacy is on a secure independent Web browser. For us,…


  • In light of Google’s new rules on tracking all of your devices online with no opt-out https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/googles-new-policy-tracks-all-your-devices-with-no-opt-out/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21g0052dno Chrome users in the SHASS Community may…