Information Security
UChicago Community Shred Fest
Monday, April 28, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
1427 E. 60th Street (behind the Press building)
In recognition of Earth Month, IT Services is partnering with the Office of Sustainability, Facilities Services, and the vendor R4 Services to host a Spring Shred Fest on April 28. This event is free and open to all faculty, staff, students, and local community members.
Join us to safely and securely destroy unwanted documents and e-waste. IT Services team members will be on site to offer tips on how you can protect yourself against identity theft.
Items to bring for safe destruction:
- Paper records and documents (e.g., old bank statements, tax returns, bills, receipts, outdated medical records).
- Only documents that are loose can be shredded. Please be sure to remove all paper clips, staples, or binders before you arrive.
- Personal hard drives and thumb drives
- E-waste: Please see the list of accepted electronic items and non-accepted items.
How can we help you?
- Report a possible phishing attempt
- I need to reset or recertify my CNetID or password.
- I want to know how to use two-factor authentication.
- I need an SSL, code signing, or some other kind of security certificate.
- Report a possible compromise or other security incident
- I have a question about security for my application or have my application reviewed.
- My account was locked for spamming or due to some other security issue.
- I need access to phone records, emails, or other data for an investigation or personnel matter.
- I’m traveling and received an email asking that I contact the security team.
- My computer or phone was blocked from the network due to a virus detection.
- I want to send the security team a report about a security vulnerability or some other issue I discovered.
- A website I tried to visit is blocked and erroneously listed as suspicious. What do I do?
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Email Scam (Feb 2, 2025): CS : Manage Messages
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Email Scam (January 24, 2025): Invoice from Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association (1945)
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