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Important Two-Step Login (Duo) Changes Continue on Sept. 23
Beginning in August 2025, in response to increased threats to Cornell NetID passwords and systems, changes will be made to Two-Step Login (Duo).
Don’t Forget: Zoom’s AI Companion Can Enhance Meetings with AI-Generated Summaries and Recordings
Earlier this year, Cornell approved use of several new features in Zoom that use generative AI to provide additional content such as meeting summaries, in-meeting questions about discussion that has taken place, and “smart” cloud video recordings. Remember, when using Zoom AI Companion features—as with any generative AI tool—be mindful of privacy, data security, and accuracy concerns.
Phish or Phact? Don’t Let Scammers Outsmart You
The start of the semester also brings a new onslaught of attempts to part you from your NetID. You worked hard to earn that NetID, and it’s up to you to safeguard it from thieves. Here are some tips to help you do exactly that.
Update: Starting October 12, Microsoft Outlook's Online Archive Will Start Auto-Archiving Your Content
Starting Sunday, October 12, 2025, Cornell will roll out Microsoft’s Online Archive feature.
Elizabeth Mannix to Present Keynote at October Emerging Tech Dialogues Event
Elizabeth (Beta) Mannix, the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Management at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, will be a keynote speaker at IT@Cornell’s Emerging Tech Dialogues event on October 14, 2025.
Sharepoint Sites Now Require Two Owners
As of September 2025, Microsoft SharePoint sites required two owners to improve site governance, ensure access continuity, and support responsible data management.
IT Security Special Interest Group (SIG) Agenda for September
Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting on Wednesday, September 10, from 10:30am-12pm ET. This month there will be a presentation on Access Control from Dave Brooks as well as updates on what's new at Identity Management (IDM) from Muh
A Framework for Change: Engaging Leadership and Teams
Individuals approach change differently and move through the change cycle and curve at different times. Organizational Change Management is a practice that helps people learn about and adapt to change.
A New Way to Manage Subscriptions to Cornell Email Marketing
A new tool, the Enterprise Preference Center (EPC), will support customers subscribed to Cornell email marketing messaging, providing a single location for managing subscriptions to Cornell email messages. As university communications teams transition to Marketing Cloud for delivering email messaging, more and more subscriptions will be handled through this platform.
Hackers haven’t let up on faculty; don’t let down your guard!
Hackers see faculty accounts as high-value targets; compromises are up 300% over this time in 2024.