“Learn ways to be cybersecurity savvy.”

GETTING A HEAD OF THE CURVE

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and last year during that month, FIU’s Division of Information Technology provided helpful tips to combat cyber-attacks through a series of webinars it offered to staff and faculty. However, the threats does not end with the passage of October 31st. In fact, according to one source, IT Governance, in December 2020, they logged 134 security incidents accounting for 148,354,955 breached records, the highest number of publicly disclosed incidents they have recorded. Security Magazine reported that were 2,935 publicly reported breaches in Q1 – Q3 of 2020 with some 8.3 billion records breached in Q3 alone. Cyber threat actors have attacked corporations of all sizes ,governments at all levels, and educational institutions of all types thus,the need of vigilance to protect against becoming a victim or an unknowing facilitator of cyber threat actors.

Check out some of guidelines to keep safe online.

RECENT SUCCESS

A recent audit of the Florida International University annual financial statements and its aggregate discretely presented component units for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, performed by the State of Florida Auditor General concluded that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of FIU and the discretely presented component units. Further, the Auditor General reported finding no material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting or no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. These commendable results reflect the efforts of the University’s Chief Financial Officer and the Office of the Controller.

You can find the full audit report at the following link:
Florida International University Annual Report 2019-2020

OTHER RESOURCES

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