Automated uninstallation of unused software on 麻豆AV-managed machines
As part of 麻豆AV鈥檚 ongoing efforts to keep our systems secure, 麻豆AV IT Services will begin on February 15, 2023, automatically uninstalling unused and outdated software that may contain security vulnerabilities from ICS-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers.聽
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Resource Account Information Drop-In Sessions for Sponsors
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The IT Services team has created 10 information drop-in sessions for the resource account sponsor community to ask any questions they may have regarding their respective account(s) and about the process moving forward, whether your respective account(s) should remain active, deactivated, transferred to a shared mailbox account, or transitioned to another type of non-personal account.
Staff and student versions of It Takes All of Us will be available in myCourses
An updated version of聽It Takes All of Us聽for all students, staff, and faculty聽will be live and available in myCourses as of January 30, 2023. More details: /sv-education/
Updates to 麻豆AV鈥檚 anti-virus software: Messages displayed on Windows machines during scheduled update
麻豆AV-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers will receive an important security update beginning on October 31, 2022. Cisco Secure Endpoint, 麻豆AV鈥檚 antivirus software, will receive its regularly scheduled, monthly update. The process to update all affected machines will take approximately 2 weeks.
Enhanced anti-phishing and anti-malware protection to be enabled for the full 麻豆AV community
On October 24th 2022, IT Services will be adding enhanced anti-phishing and anti-malware protection to your 麻豆AV email and Microsoft Teams conversations. Here are some details on what鈥檚 changing:聽
FAMIS access now on containment site as of June 15, 2022
As of June Wednesday, June 15, 2022聽麻豆AV's Facilities and Space Maintenance System, FAMIS will only be accessible through a remote connection to a secure "containment" environment. This is necessary because FAMIS only runs in Internet Explorer, which is no longer supported by Microsoft.
UPDATED: Wired and wireless connectivity issues at 5100 de Maisonneuve
Update (March 30, 2022)
The wired network outage at 5100 de Maisonneuve reported last week is ongoing. We have learned that the issue聽 was caused by a fire in the manhole, which damaged the fiber cable. Emergency teams from the City of Montreal are on site and we hope to be able to resolve the issue by early next week once their work is complete. Check back here for status updates.
Original message (March 23, 2022)
Introducing Gartner Technical Resource Library
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