IT
SFU needs to take greater measures to protect our data
March 14, 2021by Nancy La, SFU Student SFU prides itself on keeping its community safe from harm, yet its cybersecurity (or the lack thereof) paints a different image. SFU’s servers were hacked on February 3, exposing the personally identifiable data of over 200,000 past and current students and staff. This wasn’t the first time something like this has happened either; SFU also had data exposures in 2016 and 2020. SFU’s lack of support for their IT department and options for those whose data was exposed reveal the school’s inability to keep up with modern cybersecurity demands. The school should reflect on the…
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Halloween Horrors: What’s hot and what’s not
October 27, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Jonathan Pabico, Natasha Tar, Samantha Manalac and Winona Young WHAT’S HOT Friday the 13th (1980) The original Friday the 13th movie has sparked a long-lasting franchise, including the making of a TV series, a movie…
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SFU students and faculty targeted by email scams
September 27, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer SFU students and faculty have expressed concern over a variety of scam emails received in the past few months, sent from what appear to be SFU email accounts. The emails range from promoting…
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“Killer clown” sightings in BC terrorize local population
October 24, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hose afraid of clowns may want to stay inside this Halloween season. Sightings of people dressed as clowns have become a phenomenon recently, with reports in many cities of the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The unprecedented trend…
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