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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...
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Take Charge of Your Privacy in 2021

Monday, January 11, 2021 - 8:00am
January 28 is Data Privacy Day , and the start of a new semester is a great time to check some online-privacy essentials off your to-do list. Review these steps you can take right now: Update privacy settings Check privacy settings for websites,...
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Eight tips for staying safe online, especially at home

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 5:06pm
By now, students, faculty, and staff have (mostly) adapted to online classes and remote work. But as the University of Iowa prepares to finish the semester from a distance , it’s a good time to review what you can do to study and work safely online...
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2019 OneIT Year in Review

Monday, February 24, 2020 - 10:35am
The University of Iowa information technology community works closely with campus partners to advance the institution’s strategic goals. Learn more about how IT makes a difference in the OneIT Year in Review.
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ITS Help Desk reports fall hot topics and back-to-school stats

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 3:47pm
Connecting to eduroam and using Two-Step Login were among the “hot topics” for the ITS Help Desk during this year’s fall rush—the week before the semester began and the first week of classes. An eduroam certificate upgrade in June generated many...
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Goodbye Lynda, Hello LinkedIn Learning 

Friday, July 5, 2019 - 3:26pm
On Tuesday, July 16, ITS will upgrade Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning will have the same great content but provide an even more personalized experience. Upgraded features to explore LinkedIn Learning is the same online course...
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Stronger security for your Office 365 account

Monday, June 17, 2019 - 3:50pm
Office 365 added to services using Two-Step Login with Duo Security June 25 If you currently use Two-Step Login with Duo Security for campus applications like Employee Self-Service and MAUI, you can add Microsoft Office 365 to the growing list of...
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Action required: Accept new wireless certificate June 4

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 11:17am
On Tuesday morning, June 4, at approximately 9:00 a.m., ITS will update the wireless eduroam certificate. This means you will need to accept the new certificate the next time you connect to the wireless network after this update. The action you need...
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VPN to require Two-Step Login as of May 16

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 7:28am
University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students logging in to the UI Anywhere virtual private network (VPN) will be required to verify and complete their connections using Two-Step Login starting Thursday, May 16. UI faculty and staff already use...

Alerts and outages page details status of UI technology services

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 2:40pm
The IT service alerts page is a resource for checking the status of widely used UI technology services such as Office 365, ICON, and eduroam. Information is updated 24/7 and can be accessed at its.uiowa.edu/alerts or by email or RSS feed subscription

Phishing’s 10-worst list

Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 11:27am
Presenting some of the most blatant and most devious email phishing scams—and what you can do to avoid them The University of Iowa email system receives more than 2.5 million messages per day, but about 69 percent of them never reach inboxes...
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ITS ramps up email security efforts to fight phishing

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 11:52am
External email tags set to begin March 5 To combat phishing and help students, faculty, and staff identify potentially fraudulent email, external email tagging will be enabled on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Messages sent from outside the University of...
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2018 OneIT Year in Review now available

Monday, February 11, 2019 - 11:53am
The 2018 OneIT Year in Review tells the stories of investments in research technology, new tools to support student success and data-driven decision-making, savings and efficiency initiatives, and IT projects that foster outreach and engagement.
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Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards announced

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:00am
The Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) fund significant, innovative projects that have the potential to improve teaching and learning throughout the University of Iowa.
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UI announces move to TopHat for clicker service

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:00am
Spring 2019 is serving as a transition semester when both Turning Point and Top Hat will be supported, allowing instructors time to learn the new system and prepare for a more robust platform.
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New tools help students plan courses to graduate on time

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 1:18pm
A new tool, MyPlan, lets students map out their courses for several years, helping them plan the courses they need to graduate on time and helping UI colleges anticipate course needs.
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