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IT security tip: How to spot social engineering scams

An illustration of a male puppet master pulling strings to manipulate the inner workings of a man's mind.

Most people would never give their credit card or bank account number to someone on the phone they don’t know. And yet, it happens too frequently. Why? Because we are human and many criminals commit crimes by manipulating our emotions.

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IT governance roundup

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The Teaching and Learning Portfolio met on April 7, and the Enterprise Web Advisory Council gathered on April 9.

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IT staff for Liberal Arts and Sciences tour 102 Tower

From left: Steven Jeffs, David Nelson, Josh Shupe, Joe Deviny, Tyler Chmelik, Brendan McDonnell, Eric Martinez, Shawn Laughlin, and Ben Holt.

The tour, intended as a formal welcome, provided LAS IT staff an opportunity to connect with UIT leadership and colleagues, and familiarize themselves with UIT facilities and operations.

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Utah wildfire camera network supports management efforts, U research

UEN has installed a wildfire monitoring camera as a test case at Frisco Peak.

A team at the Utah Education Network (UEN) is building a wildfire monitoring network across Utah to enhance wildfire detection, management, modeling, and safeguards through rapid response and research using live video feeds and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Microsoft SQL Server 2016 support ends on July 14

Glowing database server stack in urban skyline symbolizing cloud computing infrastructure, data warehousing, and scalable IT operations.

UIT strongly recommends taking steps now to upgrade to a SQL Server version newer than 2016 to ensure continued IT security updates, U policy compliance, and vendor support.

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IT security tip: Tax season prep -- know the scams

A mobile phone shows an incoming call labeled as an IRS scam.

The IRS has published tips and a list of current tax scams (e.g., unemployment compensation and unclaimed refunds) to help prepare you against criminals targeting your income tax returns.

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Last Updated: 2/20/26