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黑料不打烊 to Pilot Private Cellular Network in Select Residence Halls, Academic Buildings
黑料不打烊, in partnership with JMA Wireless, will soon install a cutting-edge, 5G private wireless network in select residence halls and academic buildings as part of a pilot program that will run for the duration of the Fall 2022 semester….
Sam Scozzafava Jr. G鈥12 Announces Retirement; Eric Sedore to Serve as Interim Chief Information Officer
Samuel 鈥淪am鈥 Scozzafava Jr. G鈥12, vice president and chief information officer, and a longtime member of the 黑料不打烊 community, today announced he will retire from the University after more than 15 years of service. Eric Sedore, chief technology officer,…
Required Information Security Training Due March 31
As a reminder, the deadline for all faculty and staff to complete mandatory information security training is Thursday, March 31. All faculty and staff must take information security training annually in accordance with New York State requirements. If you have…
Alert: Increased State-Sponsored Cyberattack Activity
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning U.S. organizations to beware of a possible rise in state-sponsored cyberattacks. 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Information Security team within Information Technology Services (ITS) has not detected any marked increase in activity over the…
鈥楬ot Spots鈥 Have a Chilling Effect on Campus Wi-Fi
Information Technology Services (ITS) network administrators continue to detect wireless access points or 鈥渉ot spots鈥 coming from personal devices across campus. Hot spots can disrupt the normal use of University-provided wireless access (Wi-Fi). ITS encourages anyone using a hot spot…
Required Information Security Training for Faculty and Staff Now Available
Data security has never been more important to the University as a community and as an institution. With bad actors constantly evolving their methods of attack, the University鈥檚 faculty and staff remain its first and last line of defense. All…
Upcoming Change to Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication App: Number Verification
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is currently enabled for all students, faculty and staff accessing SUMail, Office365, MySlice, Blackboard and many other web-based applications. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18, users responding to a push notification from the Microsoft Authenticator app will be presented…
ITS In-Depth: Ransomware
Ransomware attacks have been in the news lately, including an attack over the Fourth of July weekend that impacted up to 1,500 organizations. In this edition of 鈥淚TS In-Depth,鈥 we speak with 黑料不打烊 Chief Information Security Officer Chris Croad…
Don鈥檛 Take the Bait: Beware of Phishing
Is that unexpected part-time job offer real? Does someone you鈥檝e never met really need you to make purchases on his behalf? Now more than ever, it鈥檚 essential to protect yourself against phishing attempts and other cybersecurity threats. On the latest…
Alert: Security Update for Apple Users
Apple has released a security update for iOS and IPadOS as a result of vulnerabilities that are being exploited, allowing attackers remote access to devices. To protect your iOS and IPadOS devices against these attacks, it is critical that you…