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“Heartbleed” Website security regarding UNC-CH

May 21, 2014

Many computers that provide access to Internet content are vulnerable to an internet security exploit called “Heartbleed” including UNC networks. The bug affects software that a majority of secure websites (those that start with “https”) use to encrypt personal and … Read more

Windows XP – End of support

May 21, 2014

Do you use or own one or more computers that currently run Windows XP and connect to the University Network? On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will end all support for Windows XP. Continuing to use a Windows XP computer after April 8 … Read more

Don’t be fooled on April 1st – Back it up on March 31st!

May 21, 2014

World Backup Day on March 31, 2014, is an independent initiative started in 2013 to raise awareness about the importance of regular backups for your technology devices. According to research by Google, computer storage drives have failure rates between 2% … Read more

Spring break 2014 – Secure travel computing

May 21, 2014

Carolina provides outstanding information technology resources that you may choose to access remotely if you travel over spring break. If you use University computing resources while travelling, please remember that connecting over the Internet can carry some risks. Below are … Read more