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Police, MSU seeing new attempts at cyber theft By Simon Schuster sschuster@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn
On Friday, Oct. 18, two M S U e mploy e e s we r e emailed messages notifying them the information used to directly deposit their paychecks into their bank accounts had been changed. There was one issue — they hadn’t changed them. According to MSU police and IT Services, the employees were the victims of an increasingly nuanced form of electronic fraud known as phishing. Phishing fools users into giving up sensitive personal information by posing as a trusted source. The perpetrators of the attack used the employees’ credentials to gain access to their accounts, MSU IT Services End User Support Director Katherine Ball said. “It is suspected that a fraudulent email was delivered to these employees and they did click on the link,” Ball said. In Aug ust, a simi la r phishing attack at the University of Michigan caused multiple employees to fall victim to similarly sophisticated phishing attacks, AnnArbor.com reported. “What were finding is that these emails that are being sent by perpetrators are just very believable,” Ball said. “All of us have to be vigilant.” Ba l l said t he emai ls might be full of links to MSU’s website, with only the link to disclose personal information being fraudulent. MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said the department has no further developments in the case, which is under investigation. The attack comes during IT Services’ campaign to promote safe computing practices for National Cyber
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Becoming a national contender Volleyball looks to get back on track with win tonight By Omari Sankofa II osankofa@statenews.com THE STATE NEWS nn
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or the No. 10 MSU volleyball team, the memory of falling to Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament last year hasn’t faded. The Wolverines ended an MSU season that had been marked by success: defeating three top-10 teams, finishing No. 16 in the AVCA coaches poll, knocking off defending national champion UCLA in the tournament, and winning 25 matches — the program’s highest win total since 1996. Senior setter Kristen Kelsay said the feeling of defeat has been burning for the team since the Sweet Sixteen loss. “I know for me, that’s something that’s been driving me all spring, all summer, is that five minutes in that locker room,” Kelsay said. “I have flashback memories of that.” Defeat is often a necessary step on the path to success. And judging from volleyball’s hot start to the 2013 season, they’ve taken the Sweet Sixteen loss, internalized it and channeled it into coming back stronger. Tonight, the team will have a critical chance for redemption when it faces No. 17 Michigan at home. Junior libero Kori Moster declared at the beginning of the year that the volleyball team has its sights on a Final Four this year, and the torrid start to the season has affirmed that goal. This year’s team (17-3 overall, 6-2 Big Ten) is on track to be the best Spartan team in head coach Cathy George’s nine-year tenure. It’s been been a long climb for seniors such as Kelsay. During her freshman year, the team fell one game short of qualifying for the NCA A tournament. This year, the team has had its best season start in more than a decade and a half. “Being here f rom f reshman year to my senior year,
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Head coach Cathy George speaks with her team at the end of practice on Oct. 22, 2013 at Jenison Field House. The team is prepping for a home matchup against the Michigan Wolverines on Oct. 23, 2013.
our class has kinda seen the growth of the program,” Kelsay said. “From our freshman year not making the tournament, being one win out, and every year kind of stepping off last year’s success and getting better.” It could be a special year for a Spartan team that has benefited from strong veteran play and young players stepping in and filling key roles. The Spartans will take on Michigan tonight at home at 7 p.m. Although it is not clear which team will prevail, Michigan certainly will be facing a different team from last year. George said her team will enter Jenison Field House prepared to fight. “It’s an opportunity for us and it’s an opportunity for them,” Coach George said. “We just need to put our game out there.” Becoming a Contender MSU started Big Ten season 6-0, the best start in conference play since 1996, but recently has weathered a rough patch. Before losing two con-
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Head coach Cathy George talks to her players during practice on Tuesday at Jenison Field House. The team prepared for a home matchup against the Michigan Wolverines today.
ference matches to Minnesota and Wisconsin last weekend, they were ranked No. 5, which is the highest since being
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“Day-Day came over and said to me, ‘Coach, I’d die to play with this team,’” Izzo said. “From Draymond Green, that was a statement of all
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Izzo: “(We) have an opportunity to do something that will last a lifetime.”
No. 1 before falling to then-No. 15 MSU on the road last month.
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Izzo looks to preserve seniors’ final four streak It was a regular August day when men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo popped into a weight lifting session to check on his team, and walked away with a lasting message from a former great. The player was Draymond Green, who spent much of his summer in East Lansing working out with the squad, and the message sheds light on just how high the expectations are for the No. 2-ranked Spartans in the 2013-14 season.
ranked No. 3 in the 1996 preseason poll. They’ve upset powerhouses such as Penn State, who was
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Sophomore guard Gary Harris is interviewed by the press during media day, Oct. 22, 2013, at Breslin Center. Players were available following a press conference by head coach Tom Izzo.
statements.” Green’s words still carry substantial weight in this program, considering all he did was earn Big Ten Player of the Year honors while leading MSU to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament as a senior. His quote illustrates the size of the target on the Spartans’ back this season.
Izzo kicked off his program’s media day on Tuesday by embracing the overwhelming hype surrounding his team. MSU figures to be one of the top teams in the nation, boasting an impressive combination of experience and pure talSee BASKETBALL on page 2 u
The Eli Broad College of Business has launched a new online Master of Science in Management, Strategy and Leadership geared toward professionals who want to work on their management and communication skills, a move college officials hope will bolster leadership capabilities for professionals. The program aims to help students lead others, think strategically and manage human resources, and is geared toward enhancing the skills of mid-level company managers, said Robert Wiseman, Eli Broad legacy fellow of management and chairperson of the Department of Management. Wiseman said the program is geared more toward those who work for-profit
The Courses MGT 850 Competitive and Business Strategy (2cr) Business level perspective on how top managers create and sustain competitive advantage in today’s challenging global marketplace. MGT 875 Change Management (2cr) Role and process of organizational change management. Types of change, identifying need for change and change management process. MGT 824 Developing Managerial Skills (2cr) Managing, group processes and organizational
organizations. “Some of the knowledge and the framework would apply to any organization, but all research is taken from for-prof-
design. Theories and research are applied to developing managerial skills in motivation and leadership, with an understanding of diversity, organizational culture and structure.l MGT 863 Negotiations (2cr) Strategic negotiations, negotiation preparation, buy-supplier relationship assessment, international negotiations and negotiation simulation. MGT 840 Leadership & Team Management (2cr) Development of leadership through readings and laboratory application. Source: Office of Registrar
it businesses,” he said. The new master’s degree is open for professionals with
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