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Phishing attempts alleviated

By Sophia Phillips | April 13, 2017

DeKALB — The Division of Information Technology launched its multi-factor authentication security system Monday in response to an increase of phishing attempts to NIU email accounts.Phishing attempts, which became a major issue on campus this semester,...

Attackers go phishing at NIU

By Alexandria Isom | March 30, 2017

The Division of Information Technology is implementing a multi-factor authentication security system to protect students from an increase in phishing emails.Phishing attacks are when an attacker disguises an email by mimicking a university or business...