Services News Archive
Interested in how cyber security affects you? On Tuesday, October 17th, and Thursday, October 19th, from 11a.m.-1p.m. each day, Marshall University’s Information Technology (IT) division will be hosting the Hackers for Charity student group for a National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) table in the lobby of the first floor of the Drinko Library and
The “Cyber Research Acceleration Workshop” hosted by the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research took place on October 10 and 11. Marshall’s Chief Information Officer, Edward Aractingi, spoke as a panelist during the event. In addition to Dr. Aractingi, the panel included CIOs and industry speakers from the University of Illinois and Indiana University
The Marshall University Information Technology (IT) department is participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to raise awareness of Cyber Security issues. Throughout the month of October, Marshall IT will be sharing information from the national campaign on Twitter, their website and through newsletter articles. “This is the fifth year in which
Housing and Residence Life is currently working with Marshall University Information Technology (IT) in an effort to expand and strengthen the Wi-Fi coverage in the residence halls. We have ordered new equipment, which we will begin installing in student rooms later this month. This equipment will provide each residence hall room with its own in-room
Marshall University will be conducting a test of the MU Alert emergency messaging system on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10 a.m.. This is an opt-in service available to MU community members. Subscribers are asked to be sure they receive a message by noon on Wednesday, and if necessary update their contact information via the
[TechInfo] Is this legit? ‘New Microsoft Office 2016 is Here for Only $9.95’ Informational Advisory – Microsoft Office Upgrade Offer This advisory was sent via email to nearly 900 @Marshall recipients who have recently received an e-mail from ‘Microsoft Home Use Program MicrosoftHUPsupport@digitalriver.com . This is a legitimate message and you are receiving this because you have
Computer Security Advisory for All University Faculty & Staff E-mail Recipients Starting last Friday (5/13/2017) computer security researchers and news media began sharing information about a new computer security attack called ‘WannaCry’. This attack is another variation of malicious software referred to as ‘ransomware’. When a computer becomes infected with ransomware, this malicious code attempts
Important Computer Security Reminder for All Marshall University Faculty, Staff and Students: Marshall University Campus network support will no longer be provided for computers with Microsoft Windows Vista operating system after June 30, 2017.* This notice is intended Marshall University campus clients who are still using the Windows Vista operating system. Your response is needed because
Marshall University will be conducting a test of the MU Alert emergency messaging system on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. This is an opt-in service available to MU community members. Subscribers are asked to be sure they receive a message by noon on Wednesday, and if necessary update their contact information via the myMU interface. If
Over the holiday break the IT Infrastructure Communications Team began upgrading the Wireless LAN Controllers and the radius authentication servers. Those upgrades were completed early this morning. Due to the nature of our authentication protocols you will now have to “accept” a new security certificate to connect to the WiFi network. During this upgrade the