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As a part of the Institute’s Security Awareness, Training, and Education program, monthly emails with tips and advice dealing with current IT security issues are sent to all UTIA employees. These emails help keep us all aware of security matters while also educating us on what to look for and how to report problems.​


  • Time for Training!
    It’s that time of year again…time for security awareness training.
  • Departmental IT Security Audits
    Audit and Compliance is visiting with departments to assess their knowledge of the IT security program.
  • CIA and the Principle of Least Privilege
    In IT security, the CIA Triad (Confidentiality – Integrity – Availability) has only three goals: 1) protect the confidentiality of the data; 2) preserve the integrity of the data; and 3) promote the availability of the data for authorized use.
  • Windows Patching
    Security depends, in part, on keeping your operating system patched.
  • PII Awareness and Protection
    Personally Identifiable Information, or PII, is that information used to identify or trace an individual’s identity.
  • Incident Response
    People from higher education, corporations, and government entities across the state all have one thing in common…Incident Response issues.
  • Spring Cleaning For Your IT Assets & Data
    Finally, spring has arrived and now is a good time to do some spring cleaning, and not just at home!
  • The Non-Expiring Password
    Yes, I know I talked about passwords last month, but sometimes you just can’t say enough about them!
  • Passwords
    Non-expiring passwords are being offered for 2FA users.
  • Acceptable Use of IT Resources
    UTIA IT0110 – Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Security Plan (AUP) is one of the most important policies for IT security.
  • Two-factor Authentication
    Two-factor Authentication (2FA) -- a long overdue means of protecting you and the University from phishing scams and other social engineering attacks -- is coming soon to the UT system, including the Institute of Agriculture.
  • It's Security Awareness Time at UTIA!
    October is fast approaching and with it comes National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).