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Monday, November 21, 2022

API Store Marks One Year as Usage Growth Continues

Carleton University’s API Store celebrated its first anniversary in Fall 2022 and, since its debut, it has become integral in making applications and services more interoperable for software developers in our community. An API, short for application programming interface, is a software intermediary that allows two applications to communicate... More

Monday, November 21, 2022

Campus Card Racks Up Record Number of Swipes

As the Carleton University community knows well, the Campus Card is the official identification card for use while on campus. In addition to being a simple ID, it acts as a library card, gym card, campus debit card, and door access card–all in one. In September 2022, we saw the Campus Card produce record... More

Monday, November 7, 2022

Security Awareness Month: Students Enrol in Training Courses in Large Numbers

As October turned to November, ITS completed its Cyber Security Month campaign for 2022 with a number of successes under its belt. As of the time of this writing, more than 1,100 members of the Carleton community have enrolled in our Cyber Security Awareness courses, the bulk of them in October 2022, with many... More

Friday, October 28, 2022

A Student Perspective on our Brightspace Security Awareness Course!

The Security Awareness course, offered through Brightspace, is a complete foundational training program that covers a wide array of cyber security topics. This includes social engineering, information security, incident reporting and recovery, device protection, and internet safety. The course content is designed to empower the Carleton community... More

Monday, October 24, 2022

Carleton’s Virtual Private Network to Require Multi-Factor Authentication

To further enhance information security at Carleton University, the Virtual Private Network (VPN) is being placed behind multi-factor authentication (MFA) on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. On and after this date, users connecting to the VPN, either remotely or on campus, will need to first authenticate via using MFA before logging in with the Cisco... More

Friday, October 21, 2022

Cyber Month 2022: Putting it All Together

While we are nearing the end of Cyber Security Awareness Month, it is important to remember that cybersecurity threats don’t begin and end in October. For now, there's still time to enrol in our Security Awareness Course through Brightspace to learn more about staying safe online, and for a chance to win a pair... More

Friday, October 14, 2022

Cyber Month 2022: Preventing Phishing

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month! Enrol in our Security Awareness Course through Brightspace to learn more about staying safe online, and for a chance to win a pair of Airpods or Ravens merch. What is Phishing? Phishing is a cyberattack that uses fraudulent emails, SMS texts, and phone calls to solicit sensitive information... More

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Students: Enter our Cyber Month 2022 Contest!

THIS CONTEST HAS NOW CONCLUDED. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENROLLED! Students! This is your chance win a pair of AirPods or one of two Ravens swag packs during Cyber Security Awareness Month! How to Enter It's easy to enter! Just enrol in our Security Awareness Course through Brightspace and complete at least one module... More

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Cyber Month 2022: Where, Why and How Phishing Happens

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month! Watch this page for helpful tips and tricks, and enrol in our Security Awareness Course through Brightspace now to learn more about how to stay cyber secure! Students! This is your chance win a pair of AirPods or one of two Ravens swag packs during Cyber Security Awareness Month... More

Monday, October 3, 2022

Cyber Month 2022: What to Do If You Get Phished!

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month! Enrol in our Security Awareness Course through Brightspace to learn more about staying safe online, and for a chance to win a pair of Airpods or Ravens merch. What is phishing? Phishing is a cyberattack that leverages fraudulent emails, SMS texts, and phone calls to deploy malicious software... More

Monday, October 3, 2022

Cyber Security Month 2022 is Here!

Students! This is your chance win a pair of AirPods or one of two Ravens swag packs during Cyber Security Month contest. Cyber Security Month is back this October! It’s a chance to educate citizens about how to stay safe and cyber aware while they work and live online. This year’s theme is Fight... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Important Changes are Coming to Cmail In October

Microsoft is rolling out email security enhancements for all customers, including students using Cmail, but you may need to switch email apps before October to keep accessing your inbox. Microsoft has introduced a new method of authentication called Modern Authentication and, on Oct. 1, 2022, apps that don’t support it will lose access to... More

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