Announcements
Three Basic Tips for Protecting Your Home Computer
Amid the ongoing events and our recently remote arrangements, you may find yourself in a different location or using a home computer for your work duties. OIT has the following three tips for using your own personal hardware to do your work. Following this advice will better protect you, your… Continue reading »
Drop-in Hours Available for Moving to Remote Instruction
During this time, please visit our drop-in hours for faculty. … Continue reading »
Working Through Disruption
Jesup Data Center Repair on 1/25 & 1/26
Urgent data center repairs will occur on January 25th, 2020 (Saturday) and 26th, 2020 (Sunday), Jesup Hall will be closed both days. On Saturday the 25th, campus WiFi and Internet access will be working, but the data center must be shut down to do this work. No core administrative systems… Continue reading »
Traveling? Stay secure while in motion
Cybersecurity Tips For Travelers Before You Go Update your mobile software. Treat your mobile device like your home or work computer. Keep your operating system software and apps updated, which will improve your device’s ability to defend against malware. Back up your information. Back up your contacts, photos, videos and other mobile… Continue reading »
Congratulations! 75% of Faculty are now using 2-step (multi-factor) authentication
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 »
Are you ready for the holiday shopping season? Phishers, fraudsters and hackers are!
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 »
Cybersecurity: Keep your devices secure when traveling
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 »
New Course Navigation Menu
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 »
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
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 »
macOS 10.15 code name Catalina – Important Information!
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 »
Be Security Aware – Scams Come in Many Forms (by email, phone, ravens)
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 »
New Sign-in Process for Adobe Software in Lecterns and Computer Labs
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 available?” – the gift card email scam persists
“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 »
New Mute Functionality
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 »
Why are some phones displaying a login button?
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 »
Purple Air security certificates have been updated
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 »
Computer Purchasing and Software Guide For Students and Parents
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 »
Student Records System (sarah.williams.edu) offline Friday night through Sunday noon
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 »
Important updates for Windows, Chrome, life
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 »
Computer Recycling (Greenup) Program
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 »
Friday upgrade for LiveNavigator backup for PCs
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 »
Scheduled maintenance for South Science network 4-17-19
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 »
Williams Wiki Content Frozen and Available On-campus Only
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 »
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