
IT Associate Training August 17-21
Beginning Monday, August 17th, about 30 students are attending a week-long, intensive training program to prepare them to work as IT Associates this year.? The students will participate in workshops to learn common support and troubleshooting techniques for network registration, wireless configuration, printing, Swatmail, voicemail, software installation, and virus detection and cleaning.? In addition, they will participate in group projects to plan for Move In Day and create user education materials for popular College systems. The first big initiative for the IT Associates will be to “storm the dorms” on Move In Day to help incoming students connect their computers … Continue reading IT Associate Training August 17-21
Phishing via Facebook (i.e., Phacebook)
There have been numerous reports of phishing attempts this past weekend being propagated throughout Facebook. Facebook users are receiving messages that contain a link in a format similar to: tinyurl.com/….. Clicking on the link (or previewing it) will redirect you to a malicious site which impersonates the Facebook login page in an attempt to steal your Facebook credentials. In addition, many of these malicious sites will attempt to silently infect your computer. If you receive any Facebook messages like this, simply delete them without clicking on the link. In general, while making on-line life easier, tinyurl links make it far … Continue reading Phishing via Facebook (i.e., Phacebook)
ITS Notice 5/22/09: No Access to Stored Voicemail Tuesday 5/26 from 8 AM – 1 PM
ITS will be doing maintenance on the voicemail system on Tuesday, May 26 from 8 AM to 1 PM.? During this time, there will be no access to voicemail left on the system prior to 8 AM that day.? New voicemail left during the maintenance window can be accessed as usual.? After maintenance is complete, access to all voicemail will be possible.? No voicemail will be lost. Continue reading ITS Notice 5/22/09: No Access to Stored Voicemail Tuesday 5/26 from 8 AM – 1 PM
ITS Notice 5/13/09: Internet Outage Tomorrow between 6 – 7 PM
ITS will continue with part 2 of maintenance required on the Internet connection.? We expect a 20 minute outage between 6 – 7 PM tomorrow (Thursday). Continue reading ITS Notice 5/13/09: Internet Outage Tomorrow between 6 – 7 PM
Brief Internet Interruptions Friday 6-7 PM
ITS will be be performing some necessary firewall changes Friday evening between 6 PM and 7 PM.? One or more 5-10 minute interruptions in Internet service will occur during this one hour window. Continue reading Brief Internet Interruptions Friday 6-7 PM
Amazon WorldPay Card Scam
If you receive an email with the subject: “WorldPay CARD transaction Confirmation,” do not respond to the email, it is a scam.? ITS recommends deleting it from your Inbox, and then emptying your trash folder. Continue reading Amazon WorldPay Card Scam