Message from the CIO

Recent media coverage of the potential danger of the Conficker worm has highlighted the important role of IT security in all of our lives.

In the past few decades, malicious programs have evolved from simple, single-purpose code, designed to destroy files, to complex technology capable of connecting to the Internet, stealing passwords and credit card information, and sending spam and phishing messages, all without the user’s awareness.

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Are You Contributing to Cyber Crime?

Each semester, a small percentage of USC account holders--faculty, students, and staff--fall for phishing email and unintentionally hand over their passwords and other personal information to hackers and cyber criminals.

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Interactive Technology to Help Soldiers Predict Enemy Tactics

The USC Institute for Creative Technologies will create virtual environments that simulate war and prepare troops for combat.

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