Thursday, March 6, 2025

Maintain the Microsoft Authenticator: Disable Features that Auto-Offload Apps

All students, faculty and staff members should be informed of an important step they may need to take to ensure seamless access to our university's systems using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Why is this important? The Microsoft Authenticator app is a vital tool for verifying your identity when accessing university services. If this app is... More

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Phishing Scams to Watch Out For During the Holiday Break

As we approach the holiday break, ITS encourages the Carleton University community to be on the lookout for phishing scams. What are the Various Kinds of Phishing? Phishing can take many forms including some of the following: Email phishing: The most commonly used and known kind of phishing is email phishing. The culprits that... More

Thursday, December 5, 2024

New VPN Requirement for Gravity Forms

Effective today, all web administrators who wish to access files uploaded via Gravity Forms, or to export entries from a form, will be required to be on VPN. This applies to all administrators, including those who are physically located on campus when attempting to access or export form... More

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Cybersecurity Month: Four Ways to Protect Yourself from Phishing Attacks

Cybersecurity Month takes place each October, and this year ITS is sharing tips to help keep the Carleton University community cyber safe. One of the most widely observed kinds of cyberattacks is phishing, a type of cyberattack where attackers use fraudulent emails, SMS texts and phone calls to solicit sensitive information or deploy malicious... More

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Communications Hub Provides a Strategic Lens in Support of Finance and Administration Goals

With the goal of supporting the Finance and Administration Strategic Plan, ITS developed and launched its internal Communications Hub in early 2024. The hub adds a strategic lens to any communication that leaves ITS and provides a consistent communications approach, ensuring our partners and colleagues experience ITS as professional, innovative,... More

Monday, October 7, 2024

IT Policies Streamlined to Provide Practicable Guidance to Stakeholders

Following recommendations from the 2020 Distributed Computing Audit, the university committed to significantly reduce and streamline IT policies to provide practicable guidance to all Carleton IT stakeholders. To achieve this outcome, consultations with key stakeholders were undertaken between 2021 and 2022, with policy development and approval... More

Friday, October 4, 2024

Digital Steering Committee Launched, Total Cost of Ownership Lens Adopted

Following the launch of our Digital Strategy and Roadmap in 2023, the first meeting of the renewed Digital Steering Committee (DSC) was held in Fall 2023 with representation from senior leaders across campus. During the initial meeting, DSC members received a governance update before learning more about cybersecurity and the Enterprise Resource... More

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Information Security Interest Group Provides an Open Forum for Cybersecurity Professionals and Stakeholders

The Information Security Interest Group (ISIG) meets monthly to discuss new initiatives and updates relating to cybersecurity on campus. Led by ITS, the ISIG group contains members of Carleton’s Computing Service Units (CSUs) and aims to provide this group with information about key security developments at Carleton, while relaying up-to-date... More

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

New CIO Engagement and Communications Strategy Enacted

To effectively engage and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, ITS has developed an Engagement and Communications Strategy for the CIO. The strategy will work to enhance visibility and accessibility of the CIO, foster a culture of open communication and collaboration, and ensure alignment with the university’s strategic... More

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Research Computing Services Marks 10-Year Anniversary

2024 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Research Computing Services (RCS) team within Information Technology Services (ITS). RCS provides the Carleton University research community a broad range of supports, and works closely with researchers to develop purpose-built software that furthers their research programs. RCS assists Carleton research... More

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