CrowdStrike Aftermath: Remain Vigilant – Phishing Attempts on the Rise

IT teams across the university and health system have been diligently working to restore systems following the recent global IT outages caused by a CrowdStrike update. We continue to make progress toward restoring full functionality. Though the outage itself is not the result of a cyber-attack, there is a growing risk of attackers exploiting the situation and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned of increased phishing and malicious activity. You are urged to use extreme caution as fake websites and phishing attempts are on the rise, pretending to…