WHAT'S HAPPENING?

A campus wide communication went out in mid-July regarding the retirement of FireEye and the rollout of Cortex XDR as the campus's Anti-Malware software (a copy of the original message is below). In an effort to best support the College of Computing, TSO will be proactively performing the uninstall of FireEye and the install of Cortex XDR prior to the campus cutover in mid-September. 

WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?

This work will be performed in batches between 8/11/21 and 9/15/21.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include a suspicious link. These are not legitimate emails.

 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include a suspicious link. These are not legitimate emails.

 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
A security researcher discovered key logging code within the Synaptics Touchpad driver of over 460 HP laptop models.


WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?
November 7, 2017, and ongoing.


WHY IS IT HAPPENING?
Code within the Synaptics Touchpad drivers, intended for troubleshooting, could be exploited to enable logging of users' keystrokes.  More information can be found at the following sites:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42309371
https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/


WHO IS AFFECTED?