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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools must be used with caution to avoid known pitfalls, such as bias, privacy violations, copyright infringement, and inaccuracy. These guidelines are intended to support institutional standards for privacy, safety, ethical practices, and data security.

The winner of the 14th annual ITS-UIT golf tournament was decided by a tiebreaker. A UIT team ended up tying an ITS team but edged out the runner-up by posting the best scores on the lowest handicap holes.

Chief Audit Officer Hollie Andrus’ Internal Audit team, which includes an IT audit division, is broadly responsible for independent and collaborative risk assessments and helping colleges, departments, and organizations better align with the university’s strategic goals and core values.

October, designated as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, is a good time to review the basics of cybersecurity — easy and common-sense ways to protect your data and devices from threat actors and cybercriminals.

After careful review, the university has selected and made available certain software platforms that, when used properly, protect restricted and sensitive data and are suitable for common use cases among campus users.

The Strategic Information Technology Committee met on September 12, the IT Architecture and New Technology Committee met on September 25, and the Teaching and Learning Portfolio met on September 19. The Enterprise Web Advisory Committee did not meet in September but will reconvene on October 5.

UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.

The planning and vision of Digital Learning Technologies staff and considerable legwork by their fellow UIT and Marriott Library colleagues helped the U's new satellite campus in Herriman get up and running in time for fall semester.

The BYU and U of U alum says his customers always come first. "Our first priority is making sure our faculty, staff, and students get the [IT] support they need."

Email/text/voice-based extortion and cyberblackmail, aka “sextortion,” are becoming increasingly prevalent. In this primer, our information security experts offer advice and how to ward off, identify, and report cyberextortion attempts.