Ongoing Security Concerns

Many institutions of higher learning are falling prey to an increasing number of phishing attacks.  Simmons is no exception.  Phishing attacks have soared 220%1 since the beginning of the pandemic.  Despite our active monitoring efforts and alerts to the community, too many of us still fall victim.  Breaches of Simmons login credentials this month have resulted in compromised computers used to send even more phishing messages and most recently unlawful access to Workday where banking information was exposed and in one case changed.  Giving up your password to a phishing site has serious consequences.

1https://www.f5.com/company/news/features/phishing-attacks-soar-220–during-covid-19-peak-as-cybercriminal