Optimist
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Editorials
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Features
    • Book Review
  • Multimedia
    • Photo Galleries
    • Videos
  • Police Log
  • Print Edition
  • Projects
  • Classifieds
  • About
    • Advertise
    • Policies
    • Staff Contacts
    • Jobs
You are here: Home / Hacking

The fight against cyber-crimes: ACU increases awareness of potential cyber-attacks

April 24, 2014 by Denzil Lim

Doug Mendenhall, instructor of journalism and mass communication, checks his email every night before shutting his laptop and going to bed, not expecting any form of danger to threaten the safety of his home. However, without his knowledge, a surge of data has begun to transmit from his ACU Banner account. Thousands of data bytes of valuable ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hacking, In-depth

Heartbleed attempts attack on ACU server

April 15, 2014 by Jimmy Isbell

A computer bug called "Heartbleed," has forced another change of ACU login passwords. This is the same bug that forced all students, staff and faculty on campus to change their ACU-login password for precautionary reasons last October. ACU's technology department placed a warning on the myACU homepage to alert faculty and students and encourage ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hacking

Sitting in computer chairs for what is right

January 23, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

Too lazy to picket outside a business or march with signs down a street? Now you don't have to leave your house to support a cause. Hacktivism - hacking a computer or server for a politically or socially motivated purpose - is growing in popularity. Recently, you're mom or dad might have asked you if you use Snapchat, and you might have been ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Hacking, Technology

Something phishy: Hackers reroute payments

December 5, 2013 by Madeline Orr

The university was informed on Tuesday afternoon that six employee payments had been rerouted to out-of-state bank accounts and a total of 17 myACU accounts had been accessed by the perpetrators. Before Thanksgiving break, several ACU email accounts received a phishing email that, when responded to, allowed the perpetrators to attain account ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Archive, Hacking, Technology

Password change encourages safety

October 9, 2013 by Jesse Harper

All students, faculty and staff will have to change their myACU password by Oct. 1. Passwords that have not been changed by the end of the month will automatically be deactivated. Evan Young, information technology communication officer, said changing the myACU password is for the safety of the system users. ACU recently conducted an internal ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hacking, myACU

Password change encourages safety

October 8, 2013 by Jesse Harper

All students, faculty and staff will have to change their myACU password by Oct. 1. Passwords that have not been changed by the end of the month will automatically be deactivated. Evan Young, information technology communication officer, said changing the myACU password is for the safety of the system users. ACU recently conducted an internal ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Archive, Hacking, myACU

You are here: Home / Hacking

Follow us online

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Optimist on Twitter

Twitter feed is not available at the moment.

Optimist on Facebook

The Optimist

3 days ago

The Optimist
The student-run Hispanos Unidos club put together its annual Entra a La Plaza to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Attendees were able to experience authentic Hispanic traditions like traditional Hispanic food, dancing with live music and offered selections from local businesses like Mary’s Paleteria. For more media coverage for this event and others visit acuoptimist.com or click the link in our bio.-------------------------------------------------------------#acu #acunews #HispanicHeritageMonth #hispanosunidos ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

The Optimist

1 week ago

The Optimist
As the Student Government Association celebrates its 100th year of existence, 56 officials have been elected, including four presidents for each class. Read more about the officers and representatives at acuoptimist.com or by clicking the link in our bio.-------------------------------------------------------------#acu #acunews #acusga #abilenechristianuniversity #acuofficers ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Videos

Optimist Newscast Feb. 22, 2023

Our top stories this week include the passing of Dr. Bob Hunter, a new endowment ... [Read More…]

  • Optimist Newscast Feb. 8, 2023
  • Optimist Newscast Feb. 1, 2023
  • Optimist Newscast Jan. 25, 2023

Latest Photos

  • Home
  • Podcasts

© 2023 ACU Optimist · All Rights Reserved