News

Increased Phishing Attack Activity and Enabling Passwords

Fri, 02/14/2020

We have recently seen a increased uptick in phishing attacks targeting the MIT SHASS Community. These attacks include but are not limited to bad actors…
If you haven’t already, stop using public USB charging stations

Tue, 01/28/2020

Just in case anyone needed any more reasons to stop using public USB charging stations. https://www.kcci.com/article/rossen-reports-hackers-taking-advantage-of-public-phone-chargers/30672956
ALERT: Massive Phishing Attack

Wed, 01/22/2020

As many of you may have seen this past MLK weekend, SHASS was subject to a large scale phishing attack with bad actors pretending to…
Six Reasons why iOS 13 and Catalina are so buggy

Wed, 11/06/2019

https://tidbits.com/2019/10/21/six-reasons-why-ios-13-and-catalina-are-so-buggy
Mac OS 10.15 Catalina DO NOT UPGRADE

Tue, 10/08/2019

Apple has launched its new Mac OS 10.15 Catalina today. As we have recommended before, if you have a Mac that serves a critical work…
DO NOT UPGRADE to iOS 13

Fri, 09/20/2019

iOS 13 was launched today. This is a friendly reminder that users SHOULD NOT do the upgrade on any of their iOS devices. The usual…
DO NOT UPGRADE to iOS 13 (Coming later this September 2019)

Tue, 09/03/2019

iOS 13 – DO NOT UPGRADE———Later this month (September 2019), Apple will be launching iOS 13, the newest version of the Operating System for iPhone,…
The SHASS IT Support Model

Tue, 09/03/2019

As the new Fall Semester begins we would like to remind all of our wonderful Tech Liaisons, staff, and faculty that we are just 2…
Windows 10 Update April 2018 version 1803 is buggy

Fri, 05/11/2018

It was disclosed recently that the most recent Windows 10 April 2018 Update version 1803 is adversely affecting anyone with Intel SSD 600p or SSD…
End of Semester Cyber Security wrap up

Fri, 05/04/2018

As we approach the end of the academic year, here is a round up of the current technology threats directly affecting the SHASS community. Please…