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How to prevent spear-phishing

You may be familiar with phishing—scam emails (or direct messages, or social posts) that try to con you into giving up a password, downloading malicious software, or otherwise opening yourself up to a cyber-attack. But have you heard of spear-...

Introducing the New IT Self-Service Portal

In an effort to better support the University of Iowa community, Information Technology Services (ITS) has deployed a new IT self-service portal called Enterprise Service Center (ESC). The self-service portal provides faculty, staff, and students a...

Four ways to protect yourself from phishing

The University of Iowa email system receives more than 2.5 million messages per day, but about 69 percent never reach inboxes. Screening systems flag them as spam or scams—they’re discarded before they can do harm. But some deceptive and dangerous...

Information Management/Human Resources transitioning to ITS

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 2:46pm

As part of task force recommendations to elevate the role of human resources on campus, the Information Management/Human Resources (IM/HR) workgroup is transitioning into ITS-Administrative Information Systems.

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Information Security and Policy Office announces reorganization

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 7:00pm

This Information Security and Policy Office announced a reorganization, through which Enterprise Services staff responsible for IT accessibility services and support will join the department and two new workgroups will be formed.

UI launches inclusive student record initiative

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 11:05am

Students can now designate preferred first name, sex, gender, and pronouns of reference through MyUI.

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Security office warns of email scams

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 8:49am

UI IT professionals are seeing a rise in phishing scams. Use these tips to avoid an account compromise.

ICON change is here!

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 1:26pm

A new underlying learning management system now powers Iowa Courses Online. Support and resources are available to answer your questions.

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OneIT Year in Review

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 8:42am

The OneIT Year in Review documents the progress of the TIER IT initiative, including achievements of 12 IT efficiency projects and success stories about OneIT's impact on campus.

Fraud Alert: Beware of Tuition and Professional Conference Scams

Friday, August 5, 2016 - 1:21pm

The Information Security and Policy Office is encouraging UI students and employees to be vigilant of two scams recently reported at other institutions. There is no indication of individuals here being targeted, but awareness is important.

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IT Staff Receive IOWA Awards for Innovative, Impactful Projects

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 7:00pm

OneIT community members were honored for their work on Drupal Digital Signage and the HawkID Password Reset Tool.

Announcing a new tool for users to customize the Alerts and Outages RSS feed

Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 3:15pm

Information Technology Services (ITS) is always looking for new ways to help users get the information they need. During a recent website redesign process, ITS analyzed the various ways users get information from the website. Among that analysis was...

Register for Tech Forum 2016 by May 18

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 3:13pm

Registration for Tech Forum 2016 is now open! TF16 will take place Tuesday, May 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union.

Voicemail system upgrade planned for May 19 – June 2

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 10:57am

If you access your voicemail by dialing 5-1000, please note the campus telephone voicemail system will be upgraded between May 19 – June 2, 2016.

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IT Security Office Shares Strategy for Portable Storage Device Encryption

Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 1:06pm

Last summer the Iowa Regents institutions were charged to implement a mobile encryption program and policy that began with a comprehensive effort to encrypt all internal storage in mobile devices, including laptops and tablets. Through a coordinated...

New MyUI portal provides hub to access student records, resources, and courses

Monday, April 25, 2016 - 9:03am

MyUI.uiowa.edu replaces the Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) and unifies information and tools students use most.

UI Tech Forum set for May 24

Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 12:14pm

Attention, UI tech professionals! We have a date for Tech Forum 2016: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 at the Iowa Memorial Union! The annual daylong conference draws hundreds of technology professionals from across campus and serves as a...

ITS custom app development aids Dance Marathon in a record-breaking year

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 9:02am

Contributing to Dance Marathon's record-breaking fundraiser for pediatric cancer research was a trifecta of custom-designed applications developed to ensure a smooth and convenient experience for dancers, donors, and families.

Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) to become MyUI student portal

Friday, April 1, 2016 - 5:16pm

The Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) will soon be known as MyUI, and its new website will serve as a hub for students to access several of the UI systems and tools they use most. The new MyUI portal will launch in late April at MyUI.uiowa.edu.

ITS Enterprise Services & Enterprise Infrastructure to Merge; Falsetti Named Sr. Enterprise Architect and Director of IT Infrastructure

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 3:47pm

In recent months, OneIT Leaders and Associate Vice President & CIO Steve Fleagle have developed concepts for the future state of IT on the UI campus. Everyone will have to work together to realize that future and it will entail changes big and...