Author: Leslie Schichtel Buchanan
Protect yourself from malicious or compromised websites
Oct. 27, 2016—October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Vanderbilt IT has launched its second-annual campaign to make the Vanderbilt community aware of various security issues and how to respond to each through a series of blog posts.
SkyVU steering committee provides update on initiative to upgrade, improve university systems
Oct. 27, 2016—More than 350 faculty and staff participated in a town hall meeting Oct. 25 to learn more about SkyVU, the new cloud-based Oracle solution that will provide support for many of the university’s financial, administrative and research support systems effective July 1, 2017.
SkyVU Town Hall is Oct. 25
Oct. 20, 2016—Come to the SkyVU Town Hall at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Student Life Center’s Board of Trust Room. The first 50 attendees will receive a SkyVU giveaway.
Protect yourself from identity theft
Oct. 20, 2016—October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Vanderbilt IT has launched its second-annual campaign to make the Vanderbilt community aware of various security issues.
Protect yourself from ransomware
Oct. 12, 2016—Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents a user from accessing his or her system through various forms of encryption. To decrypt these systems, hackers request a form of payment, or ransom, from the user in exchange for the key.
Vanderbilt IT launches cybersecurity awareness campaign
Oct. 6, 2016—October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Vanderbilt IT is launching its second annual campaign to make the Vanderbilt community aware of various security issues.
Vanderbilt IT adds initiatives to Highlights site
Oct. 3, 2016—Vanderbilt IT has added new articles showcasing Fiscal Year 2016 projects to the Highlights site. This site captures major projects and initiatives from June 30, 2014, through today.
Important Box.com announcements for university users
Sep. 22, 2016—Vanderbilt IT announces that two new changes are coming for Box.com users.
VUIT and VUMC IT to upgrade enterprise LDAP directory service
Sep. 8, 2016—On Oct. 4, Vanderbilt IT and VUMC IT will upgrade the university LDAP service to ensure a more highly available and secure enterprise directory service.
Learn about SkyVU updates on its blog
Aug. 5, 2016—SkyVU has launched a blog on its website. Posts capture updates regarding business processes and SkyVU programs, along with Q&A sessions with key project team members.
SkyVU introduces blog on project website
Jul. 25, 2016—Today, SkyVU launches a blog on its website. Posts will capture updates regarding business processes and SkyVU programs, along with Q&A sessions with key project team members.
Phishers target Medical Center employees via fake salary increase emails
Jul. 14, 2016—VUMC IT Security Operations has detected a targeted attack against VUMC users. Phishers continue to target Medical Center employees with information pertaining to salary increases. Subject lines of these emails usually include verbiage resembling “Payroll Increase,” “Salary Documents,” or “Your New Paycheck.” Below is an example of a fraudulent email: Hello, We assessed the 2016...