How can Cornell safeguard privacy for services provided by Google?
Cornell's commitment to privacy has not changed as a consequence of offering G Suite.
As with all decisions that Cornell makes regarding information technologies, privacy and security are key...Read more
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On October 1, 2022, Microsoft will permanently disable Basic Authentication (“Basic Auth”) for Exchange email tenants. Basic Auth is an outdated authentication standard that allows users to connect to their mailbox using only a username and password and its continued use poses serious security...Read more
By the end of October, Microsoft will block three additional file types (. iso , .cab, and . jnlp ) when attached to Office 365 email messages. Files of these types will be stripped from any messages delivered to the email recipient. This step is being taken by Microsoft to further...Read more
Starting Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Two-Step Login for Office 365 will be required for emeritus and retired faculty and retired staff accounts. Affected users should begin to prepare for this change now— especially those who use iOS devices, POP/IMAP or SMTP protocols, or unsupported email and...Read more
Later this year, CIT’s Email and Messaging team will update the AppSMTP service, used by applications, printers, scanners, and monitoring devices to send automated email to users.Read more
Last August, Cornell implemented an effective new tool to protect campus email users from malicious attacks. Since Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Safe Attachments was deployed on the university’s Office 365 email service, it has greatly reduced the possibility of advanced malware...Read more
On Monday, August 24, 2020, Cornell will implement Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Safe Attachments for the university’s Office 365 email service. This addition to the university’s current email security portfolio will provide increased protection to Office 365 email accounts at...Read more
Starting with macOS 10.14 (Mojave), if you use Mail and Calendar to access your Cornell Office 365 email and calendar account, you can take advantage of added security with Two-Step Login for Office 365.Read more