News, Articles and Resources

• A Hub for National Centers of Academic Excellence - https://www.caecommunity.org/ 
• Colorado Mesa University - Information Security Awareness Program - https://www.coloradomesa.edu/information-technology/security.html 
• Cybersecurity Guide - https://cybersecurityguide.org/ 
• Stop. Think. Connect. Learn about scams and stay safer and more secure online from stopthinkconnect.org.
• National Cyber Awareness System - Resource for security tips, alerts, reports and other information can be found from us-cert.gov. 
• Hack the Gap: Close the cybersecurity talent gap with interactive tools and data - https://www.cyberseek.org/index.html
• TAX Identity Theft Awareness Week (Feb 3-7, 2020) - https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/tax-identity-theft-awareness

• Cybersecurity Camp at CMU - https://www.nbc11news.com/2021/07/10/cyber-security-camp-cmu/ 
• Cloudrise, a cloud security company, moves its headquarters from Denver to Grand Junction in CMU's Maverick Innovation Center (MIC). MIC Director Mr. Tom Benton and Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Dr. Ram Basnet spoke with the local news channel regarding the benefits of the move to CMU's students and local economy - https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/cloudrise-moves-headquarters-to-grand-junction/ 
• Feb. 8, 2021, "Dangerous Stuff": Hackers Tried to Poison Water Supply of Florida Town - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/us/oldsmar-florida-water-supply-hack.html 
• Feb. 14, 2021, Solarwinds: How Russian Spies Hacked the Justice, State, Treasury, Energy and Commerce Departments - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/solarwinds-hack-russia-cyberattack-60-minutes-2021-02-14/ 
• Zoom's 200 million users are facing a serious new threat - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2020/04/20/zooms-200-million-users-are-facing-a-new-threat-heres-what-to-do/#11d1b9acb83d
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from CISA.gov - https://www.cisa.gov/coronavirus
• Mar. 20, 2020 - Working from home: Cybersecurity tips for remote workers - [Details] 
• Jan. 24, 2020 - NSA Releases Guidance on Mitigating Cloud Vulnerabilities - [Details]
• Jan. 14, 2020 - Patch Critical Cryptographic Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Clients and Services - [Details]
• Jan. 14, 2020, A Very Important Patch Tuesday - by Neal Ziring, Technical Director - NSA Cybersecurity Directorate 
• June 4, 2019 - NSA Cybersecurity Advisory: Patch Remote Desktop Services on Legacy Versions of Windows - [Details]

Cybersecurity at CMU

• Colorado Mesa University, in partnership with the industry, hosts a cybersecurity conference on September 19, 2026. Visit https://redactecon.org/ for details.
• Visit https://www.coloradomesa.edu/information-technology/security.html for Cybersecurity news and awareness materials.