On Thursday, May 11, Pitt IT will activate two new security features for desktop users of LastPass — the provider for the University’s Password Manager and vault service — Dark Web Monitoring and increased Password Iterations.
The body of the message asks recipients to click a link to validate their email account
On Friday, April 21, changes will be made to PittSFTP giving users more time to review, adjust content, and when necessary, re-submit Accounts Payable (AP) and General Ledger (GL) files with corrected data before being imported into PRISM for processing.
Microsoft Corporation has announced security updates for April that affect the following software:
Beginning on Tuesday, April 18, Zoom is streamlining the join meeting experience to include fewer screens to access a meeting, as well as show a preview of the video displaying from your camera before joining the meeting.
The latest scam appears advertises a fictitious job as a study assistant with the Department of Psychology.
Pitt IT recommends users install the necessary security updates using the guidance on Apple’s website.
PeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during vendor maintenance scheduled for the Student Information System beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. This work is expected to last until 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 26. The systems will be returned to service earlier if work is completed ahead of schedule.
This routine maintenance is necessary to maintain the security, stability, and reliability of the Student Information System.
Panopto, the vendor behind Pitt’s Lecture Capture system used for Canvas instructional recordings, as well as the default solution for saving Zoom meeting and webinar recordings, recently ended unlimited storage for all customers.
Install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature.
You can access Find People off campus using PittNet VPN (GlobalProtect) or PittNet VPN (Ivanti/Pulse Secure).
Beginning Friday, March 31, Pitt Information Technology will require all users of the of Online Survey System (Qualtrics) to complete a consent form if they wish to use the text message (SMS) distribution feature.
PeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during vendor maintenance scheduled for the Student Information System beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. This work is expected to last until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26. The systems will be returned to service earlier if work is completed ahead of schedule.
This routine maintenance is necessary to maintain the security, stability, and reliability of the Student Information System.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, the vendor for Online Survey System (Qualtrics) will discontinue URLs used for legacy single response reports.
The message asks recipients to reply with their school schedule and an alternate email address.
Install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature.
Both may appear to originate from a pitt.edu address.
The scam, which appears to originate from a pitt.edu address, advertises a fictitious job as an administrative assistant.
As previously announced, Zoom now requires users to update to the latest minimum desktop version every 3 months — in this case, by Saturday, Feb. 4.
Starting in late January, the vendor for Online Survey System (Qualtrics) will begin a rolling update to the service’s library system used to organize surveys, graphics, files, and messages.