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Monday, May 5, 2014
Over the weekend, over 300 WordPress enthusiasts gathered here at Carleton for Ottawa’s 2nd annual WordCamp. Amongst the co-organizers and presenters were Troy Chaplin and Mike Corkum, web developers in ITS. Being involved in WordCamp is important to Carleton. Troy stated “Being a part of WordCamp gives us the opportunity to give back to... More
Friday, May 2, 2014
Microsoft has released a patch for the Internet Explorer vulnerability that was disclosed on Monday, April 28th. ITS will be pushing out the patch to all CUNET workstations starting today, Friday, May 2nd. We ask that you install this patch and reboot as soon as you are notified the patch is available on your... More
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Update and appears to be from Carleton University!’, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have... More
Monday, April 28, 2014
Today, Microsoft has announced a security vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer that will allow a malicious program to be run on your computer while you browse the Internet. For Windows 7 Users Until Microsoft provides a fix, ITS strongly advises against using Internet Explorer to surf off-campus websites. Please use an alternative... More
Thursday, April 10, 2014
On Tuesday April 8, a secure website vulnerability, known as Heartbleed, was disclosed. The bug affects the software which is used in establishing an encrypted link between web servers and a browser. Once the vulnerability was disclosed a fix was issued. ITS is currently implementing the fix to our servers and we believe that... More
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!’, and appears to be from the ITS Service Desk and Carleton University, do not respond to this message, do not click on the link in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. This is a phishing email and should be... More
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘System Administrator', and which suggests that you click/copy a link within the body of the message, please do not do so as this is a phishing attempt and the email should be deleted immediately. Do not click on the link in the message, do not provide your account information... More
Monday, March 17, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Library Account’, appears to be from Carleton University, and asks you to click on the validation link 'Click Here'. Do not click on the link in the message, do not provide your account information and do not respond to this message. This is a phishing email... More
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Upgrade Your Account!!!’, appears to be from Carleton University, and asks you to click on the link below for further instructions. Do not respond to this message, do not click on the link in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. ... More
Monday, March 3, 2014
Performing basic computer safety maintenance is your first step to preventing nasty viruses from infecting your computer. 3 things you can do to protect your computer: Install anti-virus and anti-spyware software. At Carleton, all computer labs and staff/faculty workstations have Symantec installed. Symantec is available to staff and faculty for... More
Friday, February 28, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of 'Tax Refund' and appears to be from Canada Revenue Agency, do not respond to this message, do not click on the link in the body of the message and do not provide your SIN or personal information. This is a phishing email and should be deleted... More
Monday, February 24, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of 'Email User : Important Notice..' and which asks for account information, do not respond to this message, do not provide your account information, and do not click on the link in the body of the message. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately.... More
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