October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month — our chance to sharpen our cybersecurity skills, learn ways to avoid security threats and have some fun while we’re at it!

Starting next month, we’ll be rolling out the red carpet by sharing helpful tips and resources to help you stay safe and secure, whether at work or at home.

Learn more about it at https://infosecinstitute.wistia.com/medias/u0fswi51wk.

If you have any questions about cybersecurity or spot something suspicious, ask us! We’re here to help, just contact the LLCC Help Desk:

https://it.llcc.edu/
The Help Desk is located in Sangamon Hall, Room 1132 (outside of the library main entrance).
​​2​17-786-2555 – helpdesk@llcc.edu

Look for a new Secure Your Screen poster on bulletin boards around campus each week during the month.

Greg Matejka
IT Security and Assurance Manager

IT is thrilled to provide a progress update on the Microsoft Teams Voice upgrade! Currently we are in Phase 2 of 4, and our teams are dedicated to upgrading our phones. We are making remarkable headway, and we invite departments that are eager to take part to volunteer for scheduling their upgrades next. Upon completing all upgrades, the telephone directory will be fully operational again. In the meantime, for the most up-to-date information, please refer to the online directory. We appreciate your cooperation and support throughout this phone upgrade project. IT will continue to keep you informed about the progress of the Microsoft Teams Voice upgrade as we move forward.

Information Technology
helpme@llcc.edu
https://help.llcc.edu
217-786-2555

LLCC is transitioning its phone system from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams! This means that external phone calls will be made and received using Teams. This change will enhance our communication capabilities by offering integrated messaging, video conferencing and advanced phone system functionalities in one system. IT will facilitate a seamless transition, reaching out to each department individually. As part of this transition, SNOM phones will be replaced with Yealink phones. Stay tuned for further updates and instructions from IT to ensure a smooth adoption of Microsoft Teams. Thank you for your cooperation and flexibility during this exciting transition!

As a reminder, geofencing blocks access to LLCC accounts outside of the United States. If you are traveling outside of the country and will need access to your LLCC account, please let the Help Desk know to have geofencing deactivated for the duration of your travel.

Most account attacks come from outside of the country. Geofencing is a good measure to block those attacks and reduce the number of compromise accounts.

IT Help Desk
helpme@llcc.edu
https://help.llcc.edu
217-786-2555

The third and final module of LLCC’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2022-2023 training/school year with Infosec IQ begins today, March 15. Please note: Do not confuse this with Modules 1 or 2. The training will run through April 16. This will entail two short training videos and simulated phishing emails. The courses in Module 3 focus on insider threats and incident response. The purpose of putting this training into place is to raise awareness to the threats in our environment and to avoid costly data breaches.

All employees are required to complete this training by April 16. Failing to comply may result in loss of LLCC network access privileges and disciplinary action per board policy 8.6 – Employee Discipline.

Employees should have received an email notifying them of enrollment in the course. The provided link will take the learner directly to their dashboard to complete the module.

The enrollment email came from Infosec IQ Notifications <notifications@securityiq-notifications.com> with the subject “Start your security awareness training.” Here is an example of what the email will look like:

As a reminder, in order to improve security on our computer network, geofencing has been activated for all LLCC accounts. Geofencing blocks access to LLCC accounts outside of the United States. If you are traveling outside of the country and will need access to your LLCC account, please let the Help Desk know to have geofencing deactivated for the duration of your travel.

Most account attacks come from outside of the country. Geofencing is a good measure to block those attacks and reduce the number of compromise accounts.

IT Help Desk
helpme@llcc.edu
https://help.llcc.edu
217-786-2555