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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Kent State tightens student account security with multi-factor authentication

Aidan Coyne Tech reporter November 11, 2019

Kent State is rolling out multi-factor authentication as a new security method for preventing security breaches.MFA is a security method through Microsoft that flags suspicious activity on Kent State accounts....

3,000 Kent State student emails hacked

Aidan Coyne Tech reporter October 2, 2019

On Sept. 19 Kent State announced over 3,000 student emails had been hacked the week before.According to Robert Eckman of Kent State’s IT department, the breach was a result of credential harvesting.Eckman...

Diacon announces hiring freeze due to $12 million budget gap

Molly Heideman September 9, 2019

During the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, President Todd Diacon announced the implementation of a hiring freeze for the university.Diacon said because of the university’s challenges of decreasing enrollment...