Node 4 News from around UIT

The Student Engineering Team in University Support Services develops, improves, and maintains student-facing technologies for various campus partners, as well as oversees a student management system called Northstar.

Rule 4-004H outlines the requirements and user responsibilities when accessing the university’s IT resources, information systems, and information assets remotely (e.g., Citrix and virtual private network).

Swimsuits and sunblock aren’t the most important things to think about when packing your bags. As you embark upon your next trip, access the Information Security Office offers some best practices to keep your travel free from cybercriminal meddling.

The U does not have a license for Slack, so it is not approved for university business. It’s also not approved for creating, processing, transmitting, or storing restricted and sensitive data as required by university policy.

Microsoft is ending extended support for Windows 8.1, Office 2013, and Windows Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2. Extended support includes software updates, patches to fix IT security issues and bugs, and technical support.

While basic IT security practices will help you protect your data, you can take additional steps to make a data breach or cyberattack more difficult for criminals and incident response easier for you.

Financial Services wishes to remind UShop users that they must complete its software purchase request form for all new and renewal software, web-based applications, and mobile application acquisitions — regardless of cost.

The reorganization includes the following University Connected Learning (UCL) units: Systems & Data Services, AV & Technology Services, and Outreach & Innovation Services. The new UIT unit, called Digital Learning Technologies (DLT), will be led by Director Jon Thomas.