The North Carolina Conference is experiencing an increasing reliance on electronic data systems and a growing cloud-based system presence online. After conducting a review of this increasingly … [Read more...] about Information Technology Office Transition Announcement
Recap for UMITA
The United Methodist Information Technology Association, or UMITA, held its annual conference from Sept. 18 to 21 in Denver, Colorado. Members gathered to network, to learn from industry professionals … [Read more...] about Recap for UMITA
Equifax
THe IT Office has received requests for information on the Equifax hack from a few weeks ago. We will list a few resources below that you can use to respond to this incident. Comprehensive online … [Read more...] about Equifax
Digital Security for Churches: Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
You should take time to become familiar with the important concepts Social Engineering and Phishing to better protect your home or church network. Attackers will try to use these concepts to exploit … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
Digital Security for Churches: Data Breach Recovery and Prevention
A Data breach occurs when private or secure data is disclosed (intentionally or unintentionally) to an untrusted network. What happens if a company that you entrusted your personal information suffers … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Data Breach Recovery and Prevention
Digital Security for Churches: Ransomware
Ransomware is increasingly common malware that infects computers and holds them hostage. Once a computer is infected the malware will encrypt every file it can find including your Documents, Desktop, … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Ransomware
Apple releases critical security updates
Apple released a series of critical security updates last night (1/23) for nearly their entire product line. Please take a few moments today to update all of your Apple products (iPhones, iPads, … [Read more...] about Apple releases critical security updates
Digital Security for Churches: Start with Security
The Information Technology (IT) Office is starting a series of posts on the topic of Digital Security for Churches. This series seeks to inform and equip our local churches on the best ways to secure … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Start with Security
Network Maintenance Scheduled for November 11th
We will be switching to a new internet/phone service provider on Friday, November 11th. The maintenance window is scheduled to begin between 10 AM and noon. We expect the Conference network and phone … [Read more...] about Network Maintenance Scheduled for November 11th
How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks
Digital Guardian has released an interesting infographic detailing how to avoid phishing attacks. Phishing attacks are one of the most common ways that computers are compromised and information is … [Read more...] about How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks