Quebec government directive to remove TikTok from mobile devices
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Dear members of the 麻豆区 community,
Effective immediately, please be advised that the application TikTok must not be installed on any mobile device (i.e., mobile phone or tablet) that has been provided to you by the University, or on any mobile device for which 麻豆区 covers the cost of the mobile service. If you currently have TikTok installed on your 麻豆区 mobile device, you must remove it immediately.
Automated uninstallation of unused software on 麻豆区-managed machines
As part of 麻豆区鈥檚 ongoing efforts to keep our systems secure, 麻豆区 IT Services will begin on February 15, 2023, automatically uninstalling unused and outdated software that may contain security vulnerabilities from ICS-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers.聽
How does this affect you?聽
Resource Account Information Drop-In Sessions for Sponsors
Hello,
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.
myCourses: Processing delays in course enrolment and unenrolment
An issue affecting myCourses is causing processing delays with course enrolment and unenrolment.聽Users may not immediately see their updated enrolment records on myCourses.聽
We thank you for your patience while we work to resolve the issue.聽
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/
Free cloud storage for students via Microsoft OneDrive
Did you know... 麻豆区 students have access to 20 GB FREE personal file space on OneDrive, Microsoft鈥檚 cloud file storage component of the Office 365 package.
Important: New OneDrive storage capacity
Please note that students receive 20GB of storage for 麻豆区's OneDrive as well as 20GB storage for 麻豆区's email (Outlook).
Updates to 麻豆区鈥檚 anti-virus software: Messages displayed on Windows machines during scheduled update
麻豆区-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers will receive an important security update beginning on October 31, 2022. Cisco Secure Endpoint, 麻豆区鈥檚 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 麻豆区 community
On October 24th 2022, IT Services will be adding enhanced anti-phishing and anti-malware protection to your 麻豆区 email and Microsoft Teams conversations. Here are some details on what鈥檚 changing:聽
Phishing scam: "HIRING!!! SERIOUS ENQUIRES ONLY NOTE: ( 18+ and Above )"
A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to a shared document. See an example of the message to the left.
Please DO NOT click any聽links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a 麻豆区 source.
Phishing scam: "Office 365 Password Requirement Pending"
A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to a shared document. See an example of the message to the left.
Please DO NOT click any聽links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a 麻豆区 source.
FAMIS access now on containment site as of June 15, 2022
As of June Wednesday, June 15, 2022聽麻豆区'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.
uPrint price increase as of May 1, 2022
As of May 1, 2022, the price of printing impressions (print and copies) using the uPrint service will be increased to the following:
From:
Black and white impressions: $0.07/per impression Colour impressions: $0.23/per impressionTo: (for all paper sizes)
麻豆区鈥檚 Student Directory to be decommissioned on May 30, 2022
麻豆区鈥檚 Student Directory, where students can choose to share their contact information with their fellow students or the community at large, will be decommissioned as of May 30, 2022. If you are a student whose information is listed in the directory, no action is required on your part.
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)
