Info Sec Alerts News Archive
Description of the Incident: Starting in the evening of Friday October 23 and extending until early afternoon Saturday October 24, there were periodic disruptions in e-mail delivery services for members of the Marshall University community. The disruption was caused by a Microsoft enabled University-wide e-mail security measure –… Read More
Apple Releases Security Updates to Address Zero-Day Spyware Read More
Marshall University Information Technology schedules a weekly maintenance window on Sundays from 4am to 1pm Eastern time. On Memorial Day weekend, our maintenance window will be extended to 5:00 pm Friday May 28th – to 11:59 pm on Monday, May 31st, 2021. This yearly maintenance outage is listed as “University… Read More
Notice to all students, faculty and staff who use Virtual Private Networking (VPN) services On Wednesday, September 30th, 2020, Marshall University will make an important change to the campus virtual private networking (VPN) service. If you use the Marshall VPN service, please read the following to ensure your continued ability… Read More
Beginning at 8:51am ET Zoom said it’s “received reports of users being unable to visit the Zoom website (zoom.us) and unable to start and join Zoom Meetings and Webinars.” This outage is not specific to Marshall’s campuses. “We are currently investigating and will provide updates as we have them,” according… Read More
June 29, 2020 11:30 am: As of this morning all phone issues should be resolved. Please report any issues you encounter to the IT Service Desk. Thank you! June 23, 2020 3:00 pm: Marshall University Information Technology has updated certificates and performed upgrades to the telephone system which… Read More
A new cybercriminal trend called “Zoombombing” is making its way into the news. Internet “trolls” are joining public Zoom calls to share inappropriate content. If you attend public Zoom calls, it is recommended to disable screensharing – or limit screensharing to the host only – and to disable File Transfer. Read More
Due to recent news, cybercriminals have a new twist on phishing emails: Coronavirus scams. Cybercriminals often exploit popular topics and fears, and they haven’t overlooked the widespread fear of COVID-19. The Office of Information Technology asks the Marshall community to continue to stay alert of fraudulent emails and follow safety… Read More
This message to all students, faculty and staff has been approved by Edward Aractingi, Associate VP for IT and Chief Information Officer As we start the new semester and the year 2020, we remind you of the important role which you have in the cyber security of Marshall University. Please… Read More
MUIT has completed an upgrade to the MU WiFi and Eduroam wireless networks on campus. If you are having issues connecting to the MUWiFi or Eduroam WiFi networks on our campuses, you may need to “Trust” the new certificate. If you are still having issues, try following these steps: Go… Read More