In the aftermath of the hacking of the department’s Facebook page, the Iowa State Police Department responded in their true fashion, with comedy, in a Facebook live video.

In the short 1:26 video, Anthony Greiter, relaxing in a hammock, began with “So you think you can’t be hacked? So did we.”

Greiter continued to briefly explain that their Facebook page had been hacked over the weekend, and announced their return to Facebook through the help of Facebook and IT Services at Iowa State.

“You guessed it. We’re back with ridiculous photos, hilarious videos, and even some life changing safety information. Did you know that ISU is attacked over 130,000 times every day, by cyber attacks? That’s a lot!” Greiter said in the video.

The department worked closely with both ISU ITS and Facebook to determine the best route to regaining access to the page, Greiter told Daily staff.

“ITS volunteered their services very early on in the process of regaining control of the page and they have continued to provide security tips for us to both utilize within the department and share with our community,” Greiter said.

In the video, Greiter also advised changing passwords every six months, “…and I’m not talkin’ like changing it from ‘kevin123’ to ‘kevin1234’.”

Greiter also extended the help of the Iowa State Police Department for any questions. He ended the video telling Cyclones to have a safe summer.

“We kind of miss you already! Well – kind of.”

Community members can expect the same presence as before on the department Facebook page.

“We are absolutely going to continue to use this extremely valuable resource to spread information and respect throughout our community, both on campus and worldwide,” Greiter told Daily staff.

There is also a plan in place to remain connected in the future.

“Should something like this happen again in the future, we encourage our community to reach out to other reliable sources that don’t appear to have been compromised,” Greiter said. “We have a great relationship with many ISU accounts (including IowaStateU and IowaStateUNews) and the Ames Police Department. Just as we would for them, they’ll push out information in our absence or inability to do so.”

You can now find the department on their Facebook page or Twitter.