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7,000 campus phones migrated so far in multi-year project
In its multi-year project to migrate University’s phone service to AT&T from Verizon, ITS has now moved about 7,000 phones over to the AT&T network and will soon port its largest batch of phones so far. ITS has 13,500 working numbers left to move. The project’s fifth port is tentatively … Continued
Alex Everett tagged as Information Security Office’s operations manager
The Information Security Office has named Alex Everett as information security operations manager. In his new role effective January 10, Everett will help manage ISO’s Operations and Incident Handling team and the Network Security team. He previously led ISO’s IT Security Architecture team for two years and has worked for the … Continued
ITS’ new WordPress plugin improves functionality and accessibility
ITS Digital Services has created a new WordPress plugin that improves functionality, offers additional customization options, and addresses accessibility issues. Digital Services developed the plugin to replace two legacy plugins that caused accessibility issues and were no longer supported by the original developers. Enabling content authors with better tools The … Continued
How to prioritize digital hygiene and organization in this new year
The new year is a great time to prioritize digital hygiene and organization. Ensure you have strong passwords and use LastPass to manage your passwords, report phishing using the new reporting button within Outlook email, make certain that website links begin with HTTPS:// before you share any personal data or … Continued
Phishers are sending malicious links through shared Google docs
On December 16, Dennis Schmidt, Chief Information Security Officer, sent out this formal notice asking campus to be super vigilant against increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals. This week our campus was targeted by phishing attacks using a radically different and alarming approach. These attacks have already fooled campus members into giving … Continued