Curative Analysis: ‘Own IT’ Update for April 2022

The Curative Analysis team in IT is tasked with finding the causes of significant IT issues that affect campus. In this news update, we draw your attention to some of the problems being investigated or issues handled recently. GlobalProtect for Mac:  On April 4,...

IT Service of the Month: Softphone

Service Description A softphone is a piece of software that allows users to make telephone calls over the internet via a computer or smartphone. You may request changes to a softphone, such as adding or removing a license to use a desktop application or smartphone...

Do Not Accept MFA Requests That You Did Not Initiate

In addition to our recent article about the need for increased vigilance from everyone regarding cybersecurity (Geopolitical Tensions and Cybersecurity), the IT Division wants to draw your attention to the specific risk of accepting MFA requests that you did not...

Curative Analysis: ‘Own IT’ Update for March 2022

The Curative Analysis team in IT is tasked with finding the causes of significant IT issues that affect campus. In this news update, we draw your attention to some of the problems being investigated or issues handled recently. Alertus Desktop:  On February 21, the...

Geopolitical Tensions and Cybersecurity

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalates, our government anticipates an increase in cyberattacks against U.S. institutions. Below is some useful information from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Shields Up website...

IT Service of the Month: Email Quarantine

Have you had legitimate email quarantined as SPAM?  If your answer is yes, we have the information you need to retrieve messages in a timely manner and to help prevent future messages from that sender being caught in our SPAM filters. There are two options for...