Chief Information Security Officer Matthew Dalton discusses increase in phishing emails BY ANDREW T. YARBROUGH, STAFF WRITER “Scam artists have existed for thousands of years, and the internet just gives them another platform to do it,” said Matthew Dalton, Mason’s…
Mason has faced a record number of phishing attacks in the past nine months. With high profile security breaches making headlines in the private and government sectors, Internet users have more reason than ever to tread carefully when it comes to…
Two phishing attempts occurred earlier this week in an effort to obtain sensitive information from Mason students, faculty, and staff. Phishing is an effort by hackers, imitating legitimate companies or organizations, to obtain private information. According to an email sent…