/technology/ en /technology/news/list/2025/12/02/staying-safe-online-during-the-festive-season Staying safe online matters more than ever during the end of year period. You see an increase in rushed purchases and travel planning an as well as end-of-year workloads. Attackers take advantage of that. A few simple steps will protect your accounts, your devices and your personal information. December 2 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/12/02/staying-safe-online-during-the-festive-season /technology/news/list/2025/11/20/big-sales-even-bigger-scams-stay-cyber-safe-this-black-friday Black Friday means big sales, and bigger risks! While online shopping is convenient, scammers also use this time to prop up fake stores, credential-stealing websites, offers that are too good to be true, and fake parcel delivery notifications.   November 20 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/11/20/big-sales-even-bigger-scams-stay-cyber-safe-this-black-friday /technology/news/list/2025/11/06/the-risk-of-fake-captchas We’ve all seen CAPTCHA prompts before, the ones asking you to click on images with traffic lights or type some squiggly letters to prove you’re human. But a sneaky scam is making the rounds again, these are fake CAPTCHA pages that trick you into running malicious code on your device. It’s part of a social engineering tactic known as ClickFix.   How does it work? You might visit a website (often from a phishing email or pop-up) and see what looks like a normal CAPTCHA, but after clicking the checkbox, it requests a few extra steps, for example:  November 6 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/11/06/the-risk-of-fake-captchas /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-see-something-say-something As Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025 wraps up, it’s a great time to look back at the key steps we covered.   September 25 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-see-something-say-something /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-pause-check-protect This week, we are highlighting how recognising social engineering tactics can protect your information. Phishing is designed to trick you into compromising sensitive information by hacking you! September 25 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-pause-check-protect /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-updated-protected This week, we are highlighting how keeping your software and devices up to date helps protect your accounts. Outdated systems and applications often contain security flaws that attackers exploit to gain access to your information.  September 25 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-updated-protected /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-enable-confirm-protect This week, we are highlighting Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). You may be familiar with MFA on your university account, but it can also keep your personal accounts secure. Passphrases and passwords alone are often not enough as attackers can steal them to gain access to your information.  September 25 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/09/25/cyber-awareness-month-enable-confirm-protect /technology/news/list/2025/09/22/cyber-awareness-month-simple-strong-protected-easy This week, we’re highlighting how strong passphrases and smart password habits can protect your accounts. Simple or reused passwords remain one of the easiest ways for attackers to gain access to your information.  September 22 2025 Wayne /technology/news/list/2025/09/22/cyber-awareness-month-simple-strong-protected-easy /technology/news/list/2024/10/10/fraudulant-website-alert Several fraudulent websites have been found using names from the University of Adelaide directory, linking to gambling and illicit content. October 10 2024 Wayne /technology/news/list/2024/10/10/fraudulant-website-alert /technology/news/list/2024/09/30/okta-sign-in-is-changing To further align our current IT Security systems with the Future Uni IT security standards, all University of Adelaide staff members will soon be prompted for Okta multi-factor authentication more often while on campus and connected to the University network. September 30 2024 Wayne /technology/news/list/2024/09/30/okta-sign-in-is-changing