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Network hardware replacement at Wood and Robbins buildings
University Technology staff will perform a network hardware replacement at the Wood Building and the Robbins Building on Friday, March 13, from 3-5 a.m. Users in these buildings may experience both data and voice network outage during the maintenance window. Incoming calls during this time will be…
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Faculty: Get technology resources for teaching remotely
As Provost Ben Vinson's Sunday evening email noted, the university is asking faculty to ensure they are prepared to teach classes remotely, should the university decide to temporarily suspend in-person classroom teaching due to issues around COVID-19. University Technology offers a webpage with…
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Peoplesoft Financials, PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, Student Information System, and Data Warehouse (Business Objects) unavailable the weekend of March 13
Because of scheduled maintenance, Peoplesoft Financials (FIN), PeopleSoft Financials Reporting (FIN Report), Peoplesoft Human Capital Management (HCM), Peoplesoft Student Information System (SIS), and the Data Warehouse (Business Objects) will be unavailable from Friday, March 13, at 5 p.m. until…
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EMS Spartan Reservation System unavailable Wednesday night
Because of scheduled maintenance, the EMS Spartan Reservation System will be unavailable from Wednesday, March 4, at 8 p.m. until Thursday, March 5, at 2 a.m. Campus users will be unable to view or book a room or workspace during this time. For assistance with any technology product or service at…
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Two-factor authentication added to Google applications
In an effort to increase security and better protect the data Case Western Reserve University users are storing and sharing via Google’s G Suite applications, everyone in the campus community who has registered for two-factor authentication with DUO will be required to use it to access any G Suite…
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Symantec anti-virus software updated in Software Center
Symantec Endpoint Protection Anti-Virus software has been upgraded to version 14.2.2 in the [U]Tech Software Center. It is available to all CWRU students, faculty and staff at no additional cost. Symantec Endpoint Protection is a security software suite that consists of anti-malware, intrusion…
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Action requested: Download new VPN client by Feb. 29
Case Western Reserve University is transitioning from Cisco AnyConnect to Fortinet FortiClient. Cisco AnyConnect will be turned off Saturday, Feb. 29. Download and install FortiClient so you can continue to connect to the university network using a VPN client. For instructions on how to do so,…
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EMS room reservation system unavailable overnight
Because of scheduled maintenance, the EMS Spartan Reservation System will be unavailable from Friday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. until Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 a.m. Campus users will be unable to view or book a room or workspace during this time. For assistance with any technology product or service at…
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EMS Spartan Reservation System unavailable overnight Wednesday
Because of scheduled maintenance, EMS Spartan Reservation System will be unavailable on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 8 p.m. until Thursday, Jan. 23rd at 2 a.m. Campus community users will be unable to view or book a room or workspace during this time. For assistance with any technology product or…
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University Technology Information Security Office warns of critical Windows vulnerability, encourages users to patch now
On Jan. 14, Microsoft announced CVE-2020-0601 Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability, which was disclosed to Microsoft by the National Security Agency (PDF). The vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows components responsible for implementing certificate and cryptographic messaging functions.…