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Notice: Instructure Security Incident & Canvas Updates

Yale ITS is monitoring a reported cybersecurity incident affecting Instructure, the vendor behind Canvas. At this time, there is no known significant impact to Canvas services at Yale, and updates will be shared as more information becomes available.

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Critical vulnerability in all versions of Linux.

Critical vulnerability in all versions of Linux. Please check with your vendor for updates and plan to apply patches as soon as possible. For more information, see: https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions

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Bee Aware: Self-paced ways to stay safe

Looking to sharpen your cybersecurity skills on your own schedule?

Discover quick microlearning videos and recordings from past events—perfect for catching up or brushing up on the essentials. Watch anytime, learn at your own pace, and stay one step ahead of the bad actors!

Get the latest buzz from the Bee Cyber Fit video series

Our short, focused microlearning videos (less than 3 minutes each) are designed to help you build strong cyber habits at work and at home. These quick videos break down common risks into clear, easy-to-understand guidance you can apply right away.

In our most recent episode, we’re talking risk. More specifically, knowing the risk of your data and how to protect it accordingly.

Join Boola the Cyber Bee in discovering how using the idea of a simple stoplight model—red, yellow, and green—can help you quickly spot what needs extra care and what’s safe to share. Because being cyber-smart isn’t about locking everything down, it’s about choosing the right protection for the right data.

Catch up with recordings of our recent events and guest speakers

From Password Fatigue to Password Peace of Mind

If it feels like data breaches are inevitable, you’re not alone - but you’re also not powerless.

Join us for an engaging conversation with Kim Key, journalist at PCMag and author of one of our most-referenced password manager guides.

Kim breaks down what password managers actually do, how to choose one that fits your life, and why they’re one of the simplest ways to protect yourself online. In an engaging back and forth discussion, we explore how to simplify your digital security, reduce risk, and take back control of what you share, without becoming a cybersecurity expert.

Weaponizing Academic Trust:
The new face of university cyber attacks

The notices have been sent. The passwords have been updated. But in the wake of the 2025 incidents targeting Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, UPenn, and Harvard, a quiet risk remains for our entire academic community. While our systems may now be secure, the “Second Wave” of challenges is just beginning—and it won’t target our technology; it will target our relationships.

Join Ben Syn, Director of University and Career Education at KnowBe4, and explore how criminals use the “who, where, and when” of our campus lives to craft highly convincing phone calls and messages that slip past our natural defenses.

Inside the Scamdemic

The scamdemic isn’t a future problem, it’s already buzzing around college campuses. Sophisticated financial scams like “pig butchering” now rely on trust-building, psychological manipulation, and precision targeting that affects students, faculty, staff, and institutions alike.

In this session, Erin West—international keynote speaker, prosecutor, and host of the Stolen podcast—breaks down how these scams actually work. Drawing from real cases and on-the-ground reporting, she explains why capable, well-educated people are often targeted, how scammers engineer trust, and what’s really happening behind the scenes of global scam operations.