Did you know that each semester, MSUM students contribute to a Student Technology Fee (STF) that helps fund technology improvements across our campus? We invite you to help shape the future of technology at MSUM by submitting your ideas for projects that could benefit our campus community. Who Can Apply? Any current student, faculty, or staff member is eligible to […]
Fellow DRAGONS ~ Let’s SLAY the Scams! October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month so we decided to send a friendly reminder about Phishing. Phishing is when criminals impersonate a trusted source like MSUM IT and is a tremendous threat to our community. They’re trying to steal your StarID credentials or personal information. As Dragons, we need to be vigilant! Remember the […]
Matthew Lee is Minnesota State University Moorhead’s newest Information Technology helpdesk coordinator. Matthew oversees the IT help desk to assist students and staff with their technology. Read more about Matthew. Welcome to the Dragon Community, Matthew!
The Minnesota State System Office has noted an increase in phishing attacks using stolen StarID accounts (so they come from email addresses within the Minnesota State system). The emails are being sent to primarily students telling them they need to “verify” their account to prevent it from being terminated. They are sent to a Google form which asks for passwords […]
Cyberattacks are becoming more and more frequent. As you may have heard, the City of St. Paul suffered a cyberattack this summer and declared a state of emergency while they assessed and secured their systems. In March 2024, Minnesota State Moorhead suffered a cyberattack which required a rebuild of most of our systems. System breaches are often the result of […]