Computing Services Maintenance week of August 2nd 2009

August 5th, 2009 — Maintenance Announcements

WebCT will be down from Wednesday 17:00 to Thursday 17:00, moving the system from on campus to an Internet hosting provider.

Resnet is switching to Bradford Campus Manager for network access beginning this week in the Coronado and Conour dorms.  Other dorms will be brought online with the new system in the coming weeks.

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Thursday night maintenance July 23, 2009

July 23rd, 2009 — Maintenance Announcements

Campus printing will have a short interruption due to a software upgrade.  Faculty and staff Windows computers will get updates, some may require a reboot.

Maintenance occurs after 9:00 pm

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Thursday night maintenance July 9, 2009

July 7th, 2009 — Maintenance Announcements

All web services will be down briefly on Thursday night for upgrades.  The Banner forms server will be down for approximately 2 hours to install  security updates.

Maintenance occurs after 9:00 pm

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June 2009 Security Tip: A Password is like a Toothbrush

June 19th, 2009 — Security Tips

Choose a good one, change it regularly and don’t share it!!

Here is a review of tactics to use when choosing a password:

  • Don’t use passwords that are based on personal information that can be easily accessed or guessed
  • Don’t use words that can be found in any dictionary of any language
  • Develop a mnemonic for remembering complex passwords
  • Use both lowercase and capital letters
  • Use a combination of letters, numbers and special characters
  • Use different passwords on different systems

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Tip: Kids and the Dangers of Social Networking

June 16th, 2009 — Security Tips

Social networking sites have morphed into a mainstream medium for kids and adults. (See advice for adults in the forthcoming July OUCH!) These sites encourage and enable people to exchange information about themselves, share pictures and videos, and use blogs and messaging to communicate with friends and sometimes even the world-at-large. While parents may feel outpaced by their technologically savvy kids, there are security lessons that parents can teach their kids. Here are eight tips to make your kids safer social networkers. Continue reading →

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