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October 17, 2024

Spotlight of the week: Outdated and Unpatched Devices Risk

Devices that are end of life, aka no longer supported by the manufacturer or service providers, no longer receive firmware updates and therefore are not suitable for current times where vulnerabilities can be exploited without necessary security updates.
October 11, 2024

Safeguarding your device

Every computer that connects to the 萌妹社区 network is a vulnerability, providing a potential entry point for cyber criminals. Therefore, every device our community uses to connect to any 萌妹社区 system or resource carries the risk of becoming the chosen route for hacking into 萌妹社区 and UofT. These devices can be exploited by malware that could leak or steal sensitive data. What can we collectively do?
October 7, 2024

Password Security and Best Practices

Passwords act as a gateway to your online accounts and potentially your online identity, whether for academics, social networking, online banking, etc. As a result, they are highly coveted by malicious parties.
March 18, 2024

Duo, University of Toronto鈥檚 mobile app for Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), is getting a new design!
Abstract drawings depicting the metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a butterfly, on a dark blue background.
May 31, 2023

Living our Core Values - Transform

Let鈥檚 look at how Education Commons exemplify the value of 鈥淭ransform鈥 鈥 becoming agents of technological change through innovation and its application.