Banner PROD DB Available – Saturday 01/19/2019

The Banner Regulatory Updates are complete in the production environment. The Banner ADMIN and Self-Service Applications are now available.

Student 8.17.0.1
Student 8.17.0.2
HR 8.15.1.2
HR 8.15.1.3
Fin Aid 8.34.1.2
HR 9.3.9.1.2
Student 9.3.13.1.1

Computing Services thanks you for your patience and understanding as we perform these mandatory critical patching activities. As always, if you have any questions, please call the ASU Computing Services Helpdesk at 7741 or contact us via email at computingservices@adams.edu

Have a great day!
Computing Services

Banner PROD DB Unavailable – Saturday 01/19/2019

The Banner production environment will be unavailable on Saturday from 7:30 am to approximately 10 am, while the Banner Regulatory 2018/2019 updates are deployed to the production environment. The Banner Self-Service and Web-Services will be unavailable during these updates, which include functionality such as registration, add/drop classes, catalog, schedule, work study time entry, unofficial transcripts, etc. The modules to be updated are:

Student 8.17.0.1
Student 8.17.0.2
HR 8.15.1.2
HR 8.15.1.3
Fin Aid 8.34.1.2
HR 9.3.9.1.2
Student 9.3.13.1.1

A campus wide message will be sent out when the system is once again available on Saturday.

Computing Services thanks you for your patience and understanding as we perform these mandatory critical patching activities. As always, if you have any questions, please call the ASU Computing Services Helpdesk at 7741 or contact us via email at computingservices@adams.edu

Have a great day!
Computing Services

Beginning tonight at 9:00 PM (Wednesday January 9^th) and lasting until roughly 11:00 PM, Computing Services will be working to implement a new campus firewall system that will result in intermittent outages to our campus Internet connection. This is an upgraded system that is needed to address some network performance issues that we saw toward the end of the fall semester.

Computing Services thanks you for your patience and understanding as we perform these critical maintenance activities. As always, if you have any questions, please call the ASU Computing Services Helpdesk at 7741 or contact us via email at computingservices@adams.edu.

Have a great day,

Computing Services

Computing Services has received an increased number of reported phishing emails being sent to ASU employees. Many of these messages are being sent in an effort to impersonate the President’s account to trick you into replying to the message or sharing information with the scammer. This is a classic example of a “spear phishing” attack, DO NOT reply to the email or contact the sender in any way.

With spear phishing emails or any other suspicious email messages, don’t reply or click links, and NEVER give out private and sensitive information, or your username and password. Instead, you can contact the ASU Computing Services Helpdesk at x7741, or via email at computingservices@adams.edu to let us know of the scam. You can also contact the sending department to verify its authenticity through other channels such as calling their office directly from the number listed in our campus directory or visit with them in person.

If something looks suspicious, it probably is. Computing Services will never ask you for your username and password, or any other sensitive personal information either by email or over the phone.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the ASU Computing Services Helpdesk at computingservices@adams.edu, by phone at 719-587-7741 or in person at our Helpdesk on campus.

Computing Services

Banner PROD DB Available – Saturday 11/10/18 @ 7:00 am

The Oracle PSU Updates are complete in the Banner PROD environment. The Banner ADMIN Applications and Web-Services are now available for use.

Computing Services thanks you for your patience and understanding as we perform these mandatory maintenance activities. As always, if you have any questions, please call the Adams State Computing Services Helpdesk at x7741 or contact us via email at computingservices@adams.edu

Have a great day!
Computing Services

Banner Oracle PSU Updates: PROD DB Unavailable – Friday 9 pm to Saturday 9 am

The Banner PROD environment will be unavailable from Friday 9 pm to Saturday from 9 am, while the Oracle PSU Database Updates are deployed to the Banner PROD system. The Banner PROD ADMIN and Web-Services will be unavailable during these updates. The Web-Services for student and staff accounts will not be available, which includes public facing web applications such as unofficial transcripts, student web-time entry, grade changes, class schedules, etc. A campus wide message will be sent out when the system is up and available on Saturday.

Computing Services thanks you for your patience and understanding as we perform these mandatory maintenance activities. As always, if you have any questions, please call the Adams State Computing Services Helpdesk at x7741 or contact us via email at computingservices@adams.edu.

Cybercriminals have become quite savvy in their attempts to lure people in and get you to click on a link or open an attachment. This type of attack is called phishing. Phishing attacks use email or malicious websites (clicking on a link) to collect personal and financial information or to infect your machine with malware and viruses. Spear phishing involves highly specialized attached against specific targets or small groups of targets to collect info to collect information or gain access to systems.

You may not realize it, but you are a phishing target at school, at work, and at home. Ultimately, you are the most effective way to detect and stop phishing scams. When viewing e-mail messages, texts, or social media posts, look for the following indicators to prevent stolen passwords, personal data, or private information.

–Beware sketchy messages. Phishy messages may include a formal salutation, overly-friendly tone, grammatical errors, urgent requests, or gimmicks.
–Avoid opening links and attachments. Even if you know the sender, don’t click on links that could direct you to a bad website. And do not open attachments unless you are expecting a file from someone.
–Verify the source. Check the sender’s e-mail address to make sure it’s legitimate. If in doubt, just delete the message.

Knowing what you’re up against can help you be more secure. For some examples of phishing attempts and tips on what you can do to protect yourself, check out this quick video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpaLmeHTp3I

Computing Services is here to help you with cybersecurity and answer any questions you may have. Feel free to contact us at (719) 587-7741, computingservices@adams.edu, or stop by our offices in the Computing Services building.

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ASU Computing Services

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