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Alerts, Advisories & Notices

Alert: Linux XZ Utils and SSH Backdoor

4/2/2024
Notice: Threat Actors Targeting Researchers and Academics

2/7/2024

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Phishes & Scams

Freshmen Housing at the University of Michigan

4/16/2024
Remote Tech Support Scams

12/20/2023

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In the News

TikTok Divest-or-Ban Bill Heads to Fast Track in US Congress

4/17/2024 – Bloomberg
Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data

4/17/2024 – The New York Times

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Articles & Tips

History of Surveillance Timeline on Safe Computing

The ITS Information Assurance team has published the History of Surveillance Timeline, a unique resource on Safe Computing for those who like to learn from history.

Privacy@Michigan takes over Michigan Theater with 1984 screening and faculty panel

Privacy@Michigan hosted a 40th-anniversary screening of the film adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 and a U-M faculty panel discussion at the Michigan Theater on March 6, 2024.

Privacy@Michigan speakers discuss the economics of privacy

The annual celebration of Data Privacy Day at the University of Michigan kicked off with a Privacy@Michigan keynote event featuring Prof. Alessandro Acquisti, Trustees Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, and the co-director of the CMU Center for Behavioral Decision Research (CBDR).

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