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Zoom Whiteboards Available to Share with Non-Cornell Participants Starting March 17, 2024
Starting Sunday, March 17, 2024, Cornell will make Zoom options available that give Cornell hosts and participants the ability to allow and control sharing of Zoom Whiteboards to participants outside Cornell. This functionality previously required a request to IT staff to be enabled for Cornell hosts and participants. This change will also expand the Zoom profile options to set defaults for whiteboard sharing.
Use Best Practices Collaborating with Weill Cornell Medicine and Qatar on Teams
When someone at Ithaca or Cornell Tech wants to work with someone at WCM or WCM-Qatar or vice versa, use a shared channel. Using shared channels will ensure the best possible Teams experience for all participants.
New Microsoft Teams Client Will Be Default Experience on or Before March 21, 2024
On March 21, 2024, all individuals using Microsoft Teams on a Cornell account will default to the new Teams client. For some groups, the new Teams client is already the default experience. This change precedes the end of access to classic Teams in May 2024. Your primary Technical Support Provider may remove classic Teams at any point between now and the Microsoft-imposed date in May
Customers Asked for Feedback on Website Accessibility Monitoring
Feedback from customers can influence functionality of web accessibility monitoring platform.
Transition to Strong NetID Encryption Requires Some Account Holders to Update Passwords
Starting March 12, 2024, Cornell will begin enforcing strong encryption for Cornell NetID passwords. Some Cornell accounts that are not yet configured for strong encryption for password protection need to be updated before the change takes place. Updating an account to strong crypto is triggered by the account owner changing the NetID password using the Cornell Manage Your NetID webpage.
Passkey Login Opens to Faculty and Staff
Passkey login is now available to Cornell faculty and staff.
Try the New Microsoft Teams Client Starting March 1, 2024 (Updated)
Update: The timeline for retiring classic Teams has changed and more information will be available soon.
Psychology Researchers Expand Reach with New Solution
When Lifespan Labs human development researchers in the Psychology Department needed a better way to schedule and enter family data for their studies, they partnered with the CIT Enterprise Applications team to find an affordable and low-code solution.
Catch and Report Phishing Faster with New Email Button (Updated)
Reporting suspicious email messages to the IT Security Office just got easier. Use the new PhishAlarm button to send a notice that automatically includes all the details required to track and thwart those bad actor senders.
PMI Event: How to Be a Rockstar PM
The PMI Ithaca Branch is hosting a virtual meeting on March 13, 2024. CIT's Mindy Ziembeic will be featured as the speaker. Topic: How to be a Rockstar PM.