Cal Poly students have been driven to action after the events in Parkland, Florida.
Free Internet: The gateway to success for indie artists
Chase Dean is a political science senior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not represent the viewpoints or editorial coverage of Mustang News. In 2005, a band of four boys from Sheffield, England had their…
FCC votes 3-2 to repeal net neutrality regulations
The Federal Communications Commission voted Dec. 14 to rollback Obama era net neutrality regulations on internet service providers.
Phishing for information: How to detect and prevent attacks
Every day, Cal Poly receives millions of spam messages, according to Information Technology Services (ITS) Deputy CIO Ryan Matteson. While students don’t see a majority of the spam they receive, numbers show that universities across the country are a target…
ISPs can sell your data, here’s how to protect yourself
While there are ways to protect yourself on the web, no method guarantees privacy
Cal Poly’s firewalls aren’t as strong as they should be
As Cal Poly continues to be attacked, ITS is working toward developing new ways to combat the attackers.
Why cybersecurity should be on the radar
Cybersecurity is a major issue on the rise with the development of new technology everyday.
Lightning strike brings down Cal Poly network
UPDATE 1:10 p.m.: Cal Poly Information Technology Services restored the university network system at approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday, according to university officials. This allowed students, professors and administrators access to their My Cal Poly Portal, as well as their Cal…
Do your neighbor a favor with new startup
You’re in the middle of a marathon study session and you realize that pizza would be perfect right now. But your car is in the shop. Or maybe you’ve just arrived home from the grocery store to find that you…
Cal Poly Memes: What I was reading until 3 a.m.
I just want to say whoever made Cal Poly Memes is my new internet hero. Then everyone who jumped on the bandwagon are my other heroes. (Read As: Reddit had the memes first but I didn’t notice until it was…