Williams College continues to move towards full 2-step protection. All Students and Staff are fully signed up and Faculty are at 75% and rising. A special shout out to: American Studies, Classics, Latina/o Studies, Physics, Philosophy, and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies for being the first academic departments to fully… Continue reading »
Shopping Safely Online Why do online shoppers have to take special precautions? The internet offers convenience not available from other shopping outlets. You can search for items from multiple vendors, compare prices with a few mouse clicks, and make purchases from your home. However, the internet is also convenient for attackers,… Continue reading »
The attached PDF will cover simple steps to take before you go and during the trip. Please contact OIT at [email protected] for any questions or for help. Protect before you connect Backup your data Be up to date on patches Keep devices locked (physically and electronically) Use 2-step for devices… Continue reading »
On Saturday October 19, the Course Navigation menu on GLOW will be updated for improved accessibility. The new menu will include color (no more greyed out items) and visual indicators to define active/inactive menu items. No functionality will be affected. The active link will be displayed in black and include… Continue reading »
Held every October, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is a collaborative effort between government and education to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online. The theme “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.”… Continue reading »
Please WAIT for clearance from OIT before installing this major upgrade. OIT has been testing using using the pre-release beta version but we expect more changes with the full release. Due to this we cannot be confident of a smooth upgrade process which does not break important applications. If you… Continue reading »
Please be aware of these active threats, and remember if you come across anything that seems suspicious to you please let OIT know by emailing [email protected] or calling 413-597-4090. The sooner we know about active events the sooner we can mitigate the risk to you and the campus. IRS… Continue reading »
Effective immediately, due to changes required by our license with Adobe, users of Adobe software such as Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, etc. must sign in on computers in lecterns and computer labs with their Williams email address, password and second-factor authentication. Use the “Sign in with your Enterprise… Continue reading »
“Are you free at the moment? Let me know ASAP.” This is the kind of email that may get your attention, especially if it’s from someone higher up in your organization. But be on guard – it’s an email scam. Williams and other colleges and universities have been receiving these… Continue reading »
The Gradebook has modified the functionality of muting and unmuting. The main change this Fall is that this new functionality allows graders to have more control for posting grades on a granular level, such as by section, by a feature called post policies. Additionally, instead of having to hide all… Continue reading »
To assist in making faculty office moves easier, extension mobility has been turned on for phones in most faculty office buildings. The phones with this capability will have a login button on the phone display. If your name and number are on the phone, there is no need for you… Continue reading »
To prepare for the upcoming semester and keep our wireless network secure, OIT updated our campus security certificates today. Some devices (Apple laptops, phones and tablets in particular) may prompt you to trust or accept a new certificate for Purple Air or for Eduroam. Please do so. In rare cases… Continue reading »
Welcome Firstyears and parents! As you look ahead to the start of school you will want to be aware of the purchasing options and recommendations from the Office of Information Technology. Our guide gives information on purchasing a computer, getting college software, preparing for joining the campus network and how… Continue reading »
The Student Records System (sarah.williams.edu) will be offline for routine maintenance between Friday (6/14) at 5pm and Sunday (6/16) afternoon… Continue reading »
Operating systems like Windows and Mac OS update themselves often. Programs like Firefox and Chrome do it even more frequently. However it is important to check occasionally to verify your automatic updates are working properly. This link shows how to check whether your computer is pending updates: https://oit.williams.edu/announcements/security/os-updates/ Security… Continue reading »
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 »
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