The University System of Georgia recently announced a massive data breach impacting previous students, faculty, and staff. We’ll cover how to know if you’ve been impacted and what to do next as we sit down and sync up with Rocket IT’s weekly technology update.

Sync Up with This Week’s Technology News
In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• The University System of Georgia’s announcement of a data breach that has affected previous students, faculty, and staff.
• Guidance on how to determine if you’re affected by the breach and the steps you should take if you are.
• The exposure of personal data for approximately 800,000 individuals linked to vulnerabilities in the MOVEit software, a tool used for secure data transfers.
• The exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in MOVEit by the Clop ransomware gang, which has impacted numerous organizations worldwide.
• Sensitive data theft reports by the FBI and CISA, indicating compromised Social Security numbers, birth dates, and banking information.
• Notifications being sent to USG’s current and former students, staff, and contractors, alerting them about potential data exposure.
• USG’s prompt response to the breach.
• The critical importance of secure data management.