Collaborating with students is one of the best parts of the job for Billy Hylton, ITS Web Services manager. “We’ve worked a lot with students,” he said. “I have student employees and I’ve also worked with several students on projects. … Read more
The Sensitive Information Remediation Project, better known as Project SIR, is a campus-wide initiative to scan, find, delete and/or secure sensitive information. UNC-Chapel Hill units, departments and individuals across campus are protecting the University’s sensitive information by participating in Project … Read more
Several years after three Carolina students created a free app and online service to help students snag the classes they want, the trio realized that they could eliminate substantial hurdles with support from ITS. They did and they have. Now … Read more
It’s been nearly a year since ITS Enterprise Applications began working with Carolina students who, independently from ITS, had begun developing two apps based on information they gathered from University public information. ITS and the students found they could benefit … Read more
Working for Walk-in Services within the ITS Response Center can be stressful, for sure. Students, faculty and retired professors come in with all sorts of technology problems. Sometimes clients fear they’ve lost everything on their computer only to find that … Read more
Years ago as a UNC-Chapel Hill student, Kaity Yu arrived at the ITS Response Center walk-in support needing her computer fixed when she saw that the center was hiring student workers. A psychology major, she needed a job to help … Read more
This month we’re highlighting students past and present on ITS News. This week, you’ll find articles featuring User Support & Engagement’s Kaity Yu and Jackson Cox (pictured above) – two former student workers who returned full-time after graduation. Also in … Read more
If you have checked in with us throughout October for National Cyber Security Awareness Month, you should feel much better armed to fend off all those cybercriminals out there. For a refresher or in case you missed a few posts … Read more
In recent weeks, nearly five million Gmail addresses and passwords were found on a Russian security site. In a separate incident, a targeted attack on celebrities’ user names, passwords and security questions resulted in the leak of photos. Such incidents … Read more
Watch this week’s Tech on the Street video to learn more about the cloud, and then read our interview with Stan Waddell, Assistant Vice Chancellor for IT Infrastructure and CTO. Stan shares best practices and insights on cloud storage security. … Read more
Did you know that most of the email coming to UNC-Chapel Hill email addresses is junk? Spam, phishing, viruses and other bad emails account for 92.8 percent of the email received at Carolina over the previous six months. That … Read more
As part of your life or work on campus, consider the amount of email you send and receive each day and all the digital devices you use. You’re texting and emailing from the time you wake until your head finally … Read more
