Mailings

IT colleagues, On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Campus Networks is planning to update the security certificates for eduroam, IU Secure, and IU HSN Secure.   Following the update, the first time devices try to connect to the network, users may be prompted to accept (or install) the new certificate. If the user accepts the certificate (usually… Read more »

IT colleagues:   What’s changing? On August 7, 2024, Indiana University will enable Duo time-based one-time passcodes (TOTP), a single–use passcode that expires after 30 seconds, for everyone who uses mobile passcodes generated by the Duo Mobile app. UITS staff will be enrolled in TOTP a week earlier on July 31, 2024, to act as a… Read more »

Hello IT colleagues,  Exciting EdCert news! All EdCert courses are now offered at no cost to you.  We’re pleased to announce the fall 2024 EdCert schedule, which includes a return of EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) course. This course covers ethical hacking and countermeasures to assist in enhancing your security posture.  EdCert’s fall semester has… Read more »

IT Colleagues, The maintainers of OpenSSH released updates today to fix a critical security flaw in Secure Shell (SSH).  Upon exploitation, a remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute code with root privileges.  This is commonly known as a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability. The vulnerability affects the default configuration of SSH between versions 8.5p1 and 9.7p1… Read more »

IT colleagues: Jacob Farmer and the Knowledge Management team invite you to two coffee hours about the upcoming transition of the IU Knowledge Base to the ServiceNow Knowledge platform.  They’ll discuss components of the project, including features and changes to expect. There will be ample time for questions, and both coffee hour sessions will be… Read more »

IT colleagues: On April 1, the Microsoft 365 administrators archived Microsoft teams that were not renewed by March 31. A direct mailing is being sent to owners of these teams notifying them that these archived teams will be deleted on June 30, 2024. A list of impacted teams is available for your review.  Owners of… Read more »

IT colleagues:  As the IUPUI campus realignment approaches, the Identity Management Systems team has added additional identity types to account for the student and employee population at Purdue University in Indianapolis. IUPUI transition guidance for IT service owners in the Knowledge Base (requires authentication) details how these new identity types are handled in the IMS… Read more »

IT colleagues: Endpoint Management Services (EMS) invites you to bi-weekly, one-hour Microsoft Teams coffee hours to discuss and field questions about the IU Common Build and IU Print.  The first coffee hour, on the Windows IU Common Build, will be held on May 31, at 3pm ET. This will be followed in two weeks with… Read more »

IT colleagues: Please join us Thursday, May 23, at 1:30pm ET for an infoshare presented by Tomas Gregg and John Ault of the UITS Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers. They will provide an overview of the Texthelp Read&Write retirement this summer, alternative solutions, and what this means for those who support departments that use Read&Write…. Read more »

IT colleagues: Please join us Thursday, May 23, at 1:30pm ET for an infoshare presented by Tomas Gregg and John Ault of the UITS Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers. They will provide an overview of the TextHelp Read&Write retirement this summer, alternative solutions, and what this means for those who support departments that use Read&Write…. Read more »