Bring out your dead (tech) – OIT computer recycling project is back May 29-30-31 Computer Recycling (Greenup) Program PLEASE do not put your computer equipment in the trash. For one, it’s not green. Two, it’s not safe – someone could grab your computer, boot it up and read… Continue reading »
Most Windows computers at Williams utilize a network backup solution called LiveNavigator. Occasionally we need to push an update to the software. Starting Friday (4/19/2019) you may see an upgrade option, please allow the updates to continue by following the prompts. If you have questions please contact the Faculty Staff… Continue reading »
OIT staff need to perform a scheduled reboot of one of our network distribution switches. This work will be done between 7:00am and 7:30am on Wednesday, April 17th. The reboot should take less than 10 minutes. The following buildings will lose networked services during this 10 minute reboot: South Science… Continue reading »
OIT has been working with departments to migrate content off the wiki onto more modern and better systems (wordpress, google, etc). We encourage people to no longer create content on the wiki or update existing content, but work to migrate to other content delivery options. The wiki will be retired… Continue reading »
The Office for Information Technology at Williams provides protection for many digital concerns, from anti-virus to backup to disk and device encryption, but there are still many things we all do either at home or at work which require attention. For your own digital protection take these steps: First, take… Continue reading »
A persistent email threat is hitting us and other schools, the “gift card” scam. The hook is the email appears to come from a Williams department head, chair, or even the president, but it is really from a scammer using an external account. They have subjects along… Continue reading »
Data Privacy Day (DPD) is an annual international event held each year on January 28th to promote awareness about the many ways personal information is collected, stored, used, and shared. It is also an opportunity to provide education about privacy practices that will enable individuals… Continue reading »
Lynda.com is changing into LinkedIn Learning on Monday January 28th. You will not be able to access Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning until the migration is complete. When it is ready, you will receive an email from LinkedIn Learning with a link to log in. When prompted, use the “Sign in with your organization… Continue reading »
Be on alert for tax scam emails and phone calls during tax season. You may also get scam emails purporting to have tax forms from your bank or even Williams. Recent scams have tried to fool people into logging into a fake Peoplesoft site. If you want to view any… Continue reading »
*Lynda.com to become LinkedIn Learning on Monday January 28, 2019** Lynda.com has been bought by LinkedIn, and Williams accounts will be transferred into the rebranded service “LinkedIn Learning” on Monday January 28th. If you have been an active user, your lynda.com learning activity and history will be transferred to… Continue reading »
In 2016, for the first time ever, shoppers bought more online than in stores. It’s very convenient, but keep in mind all Internet-connected devices are vulnerable, especially when being used for purchases. The holiday season is the perfect time for… Continue reading »
The OIT web page for supported software has been extended. We hope you find the new page provides details about all the software OIT supports as well as more convenient ways to download the applications you need. The new Supported Software page will be available at: http://oit.williams.edu/software/ For questions… Continue reading »
Recommendation: Wait to Upgrade Please Note: If you choose to upgrade and run into problems that cannot be resolved, you may need to revert to an earlier version of macOS, which entails backing up your files and doing a fresh install. New Privacy Restrictions The primary problem OIT has… Continue reading »
Dear Williams Community, Many, many Williams people have been receiving fake emails regarding “hacked” accounts. Typically the two ways they will throw you off guard is to either display an old password in the email, or to send the message as you (with your email as the From address). Rest… Continue reading »
You need 2-step to be secure. Over 1550 Ephs and over 20 administrative departments are protected by 2-step! We need you to join the herd. Think it’s not important? Read on to see how lack of 2-step has dramatically impacted companies like JP Morgan, groups like the DNC and many… Continue reading »
Fake job emails sent to college students are fairly common. They often put you off guard since they can mention the town or the school you are in currently. There are several simple ways to avoid being scammed. How can you spot these scams? It’s very unlikely you will get… Continue reading »
Note: As of September 17th, 2018, access to the HR system from outside the Williams network will require logging in first with your Williams username (e.g. abc2) and password, before logging into the Human Resources System with your user id (e.g. W1234567). For more information see this link. Continue reading »
Colleges and universities are being specifically targeted. The scammers send potential victims an email that will… Continue reading »
Many may have received an email with the subject line of “**PLEASE READ** EMPLOYEES SURVEY REPORT 2018” . In some cases Google marked this as SPAM (which is good). In case it wasn’t clear, the email was a scam. Google quickly blocked the fake site in the message but in case you… Continue reading »
OIT will be upgrading various network services during summer. Because most of these services were designed with redundancy, disruption should be minimal. However on July 25th, starting at 5:30am, OIT will be applying required updates to the 7 distribution switches of the campus network. This will cause a 10-15 minute network… Continue reading »
If you receive this Scam please delete it. Below are helpful links to OIT’s information concerning how to detect a scam and what to do if you responded to one: Scam and Phishing Identification https://oit.williams.edu/help-docs/scam-identification/ Phishing Emails https://oit.williams.edu/help-docs/phishing/ What to do if you responded to a phishing email… Continue reading »
If the password displayed is one you still use you will need to change it on any relevant accounts immediately. If the password is one you don’t use anywhere you can simply delete the message. It is very likely that old passwords of yours have indeed been exposed to… Continue reading »
Saturday, July 28th is OIT’s annual summer maintenance day. Between 5:45 am and 9:45am there will be several network outages that will make most OIT services (from the Jesup Data Center) sporadically unavailable. During these 4 hours it is best to plan that NO OIT services will be available. … Continue reading »
From July 9th to July 20th the ELC will be open by appointment only, between the hours of 9:30am and 12:00. [email protected] 413-597-4091… Continue reading »
You likely heard about the data breach at Health Equity which exposed personally identifiable information for some employees of Williams College associated with their Health Reimbursement Accounts. 2-step authentication and the use of encryption on sensitive data would have prevented this breach. Although this breach of course did not originate… Continue reading »
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