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Over the past 10 days, students logging in to Brightspace or Albert may have noticed an unfamiliar sign-on screen. The universitywide change, which applies to all of NYU\u2019s 100-plus <\/span>online services<\/span><\/a>, is part of a broader IT initiative to \u201cstrengthen security and streamline access.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Users are now required to enter their NetID email addresses with the domain suffix \u2014 @nyu.edu \u2014 in order to gain their one-stop-shop access to university portals such as NYU Home, NYU Google services and NYU Wi-Fi. The university\u2019s Global Office of Information Security notified students, faculty and administrators of the change \u2014 <\/span>part of its wider <\/span>Identity and Access Management infrastructure update<\/span><\/a> \u2014 <\/span>over an email last Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo put it bluntly, NYU\u2019s Identity and Access Management infrastructure is large and complex,\u201d Richard Sparrow, associate vice president of global university chief information security and privacy officer, wrote to WSN in a statement. \u201cThe move to a new SSO system has unified earlier systems into a single platform, thus reducing NYU\u2019s vulnerability to attacks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to establish a centralized channel for users to access their NYU accounts and data, the university has adopted Entra ID, Microsoft\u2019s \u201cstate-of-the-art\u201d access management software, as part of the IAM modernization. The system, <\/span>which facilitates login controls, digital tools and applications, will replace the previously NYU-owned cloud network domains, <\/span>auth.nyu.edu and <\/span>shibboleth.nyu.edu<\/span><\/a>. Single sign-on passwords and multi-factor authenticators will remain unchanged, according to the email.<\/span><\/p>\n

CAS sophomore Michelle Zhang told WSN that NYU\u2019s email didn\u2019t thoroughly explain the university\u2019s larger plans to enhance its cyber security. The extra steps added to the new login have yet to make her feel more assured about data security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like my data being out there, but I also don\u2019t know what to say,\u201d Zhang sai<\/span>d. \u201cIt\u2019s like you\u2019re using your email instead of your NetID. I don\u2019t know how much that\u2019s gonna help my information.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Data from over three million students and unenrolled applicants\u2019 was exposed on NYU\u2019s website for two hours in a <\/span>data breach incident<\/span><\/a> in March. The hackers posted sensitive information available for public download, including social security numbers, names, zip codes and GPAs, on the university\u2019s website, which cybersecurity experts told WSN could have sold on the dark web for \u201ctens of thousands of dollars<\/span>.\u201d <\/span>NYU was subsequently hit with over 10 class action lawsuits where the plaintiffs received up to $1,000 in compensation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Universities across the country have faced data leaks by unauthorized users in the <\/span>past few years<\/span><\/a>, with the education industry named as one of the <\/span>most exploited<\/span><\/a> in data breaches globally. Most recently, students at the University of Pennsylvania <\/span>received emails<\/span><\/a> that threatened to leak their data, which came just two weeks after the school <\/span>rejected President Donald Trump\u2019s compact<\/span><\/a> to eliminate diversity hiring and freeze tuition, among other demands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sparrow said the new platform implementation will lower the university\u2019s vulnerability to cybersecurity breaches, adding that the school plans to add password-free and multifactor login processes \u2014 where users will be required to input more than one form of verification such as password, a fingerprint and an authenticator app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it was completely useless and there\u2019s no point of having it at all,\u201d CAS first-year Davin Doan said. \u201cI feel like just adding a new front-end like application won\u2019t do much because it still asks for the same thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Kaitlyn Sze Tu at kszetu@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story NYU updates login system, students left unimpressed<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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