In the past week, FAS has heard from two institutions who have had their access to all federal databases and website suspended. In both instances, a user attempted to log in to a secure federal website from an older computer whose anti-malware and anti-virus software were not current.  The U.S. Department of Education’s security system detected “key logging” (recording a computer user’s keystroke activity, often to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information).    Read More...