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On Sunday, December 19, 2021, between 5am and 7am, CIT Network Engineering will upgrade code on wireless controllers and access points. During the maintenance window, users can expect a brief outage of approximately 10-15 minutes for all Cornell Wi-Fi networks (eduroam, RedRover, and Cornell-...
CIT Administrative and Collaborative Applications is seeking interested users for testing Confluence and Jira in a non-production environment. Cornell users who would like to join this round of testing should contact Kent Dalpan at kdd36@cornell.edu. This...
The holidays are a great time to celebrate. Don't let criminals steal your good cheer. Be aware of scams that prey on your busy schedule and charitable giving. This year, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have observed an increase in highly impactful ransomware...
Cornell’s implementation of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions will be migrating from the current external provider’s private cloud to Cornell’s Amazon Web Services environment. The cutover to the migrated production system is scheduled for March 3–6, 2022. Much of the university’s essential business...
On December 13, 2021, between 8am and 12noon, the TeamDynamix sandbox environment will be refreshed with content from the production system. This refresh will affect all Cornell TeamDynamix instances. During the maintenance window, users will be unable to log in to the sandbox for dev/test...
The President's Awards for Employee Excellence recognize the achievements of Cornell faculty and staff who excel in their roles, both in skills and performance. Congratulations to the 11 CIT staff who were honored as winners at the 8th annual event, plus four more who were nominated!
CISA has recently released the actionable Mobile Device Cybersecurity Checklist for Consumers. Take these simple steps now to help strengthen your defense...
The next meeting of the IT Security SIG is Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 10:30am-12noon on Zoom. Through a cross-campus partnership, this will be a joint session with the Software Development SIG (SD-SIG). Join us for this special event!
With this update, the TeamDynamix client portal site search will be improved. Going forward, the search field will offer suggested results as you type search terms and will also support more complex search terms. Also, to better assist users who are not logged in to TeamDynamix,...
Skillsoft has launched a new website for Cornell users designed to make learning easier, more accessible, and more effective. The Skillsoft website has a new URL: Cornell.percipio.com. Please be sure to update your bookmarks with this new location.
Oracle has changed its Java licensing. This limits Cornell University's ability to use certain versions of Java on university-owned systems. Java users can continue using Oracle Java usage their use complies with the new license agreement. If not, users must: u...
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 12:10pm, the Cornell Office of Emergency Management will conduct another of its period tests of important campus Emergency Mass Notification (EMN) systems (“CornellALERT”). As in previous tests, it will deliver...
Documentation for using PeopleSoft’s File Transfer Protocol (FTP) utility is now available at Use the PeopleSoft File Transfer Protocol (FTP)...
Nearing completion of the current Refine phase and the beginning of Confirm, in which testing will occur.
Zoom will soon require users to keep their copies of Zoom apps updated to within nine months of the most recent release. Any copies of Zoom older than this will prompt the user to upgrade to the current version before launching.
By the end of October, Microsoft will block three additional file types (.iso, .cab, and .jnlp) when attached to Office 365 email messages....
Duo, the vendor for Two-Step Login, will launch a new user interface (UI) for its iOS and Android mobile apps in mid-October. This change will make it easier for you to enroll, authenticate, and troubleshoot Two-Step Login. Watch the new Duo Mobile App...
On Sunday, October 10, 2021, Clutter, Outlook's now-deprecated option for prioritizing email messages, will be removed from any Cornell email accounts where it is still active. To learn about the current best practices for sorting messages in Outlook, visit...
The next meeting of the IT Security SIG is Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Join us for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month trivia. This is an event you won't want to miss!
The Perceptive Content document management system will be undergoing a major version upgrade to the EP4 version on the weekend of October 15-17. Perceptive will be unavailable beginning at 4pm on Friday October 15, 2021. The system will be live on the new version Monday, October 18, 2021 at ...