Highlight for Students: Stop Hacker Activities via 2-factor Authentication
While phishing emails were found targeting to students to steal passwords (example) in Sep – Nov 2019, the 2FA service was made available to students to
- Protect Office 365 service and mailbox being utilized by unauthorized users with the stolen password, to further spread fraud emails;
- Avoid connection to CUHK VPN i.e. campus network from hackers with a stolen password
2FA will be introduced in the upgraded CUSIS this Feb. Check out how it rolls out at the bottom!
Timeline of Rolling out 2FA among Students
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Schedule
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Actions by ITSC upon Students
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Oct 2015
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User Feedback Collection on Security Enhancement – Password Protection
- There were comments suggesting 2FA over password expiry to protect passwords in 3rd (2015) ITSC Student User Consultation Committee Meeting (via CUHK Login)
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2018 - 2019
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Student User Consultation on Implementation of 2FA over CUSIS via
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Nov 2019
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Expanding 2FA service for students upon Office 365 and CUHK VPN login.
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Feb 2020
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Implementing 2FA into CUSIS where students are required to use 2FA while updating home address via CUSIS
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