IS&T is replacing our current Pulse VPN solution with F5 ‘BIG-IP’ Secured VPN. With F5 VPN, users will experience faster and more reliable connectivity. Also, F5 VPN will enhance security by requiring Chapman’s Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) when using VPN to access your remote desktop, Panther Analytics, or network shared drives (R Drive, J Drive, etc.).
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global effort to help everyone stay safe and protected when using technology whenever and however you connect. The theme for the month is, ‘Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.’ and Chapman University is proud to be a champion and support this online safety and education initiative this October. The cybersecurity and
When it comes to purchasing hardware (laptops, tablets, etc.) and software for University use, there are very specific guidelines that all faculty and staff must be aware of. We understand there are times when it may seem more convenient to buy it on your own, or that an emergency need arises to purchase a new software
On August 17th, T-Mobile learned that their servers had been illegally accessed by a cyber attacker. During this breach, many customer profiles had personal information stolen during this breach. T-Mobile has indicated that they have been able to locate where the cyber attacker was able to access their servers and have closed it off. For
IS&T is offering a softphone calling feature through Microsoft Teams for all staff and faculty. The Teams softphone option allows you to make and take internal and external phone calls on you Chapman Laptop, Desktop, and personal mobile devices (must download the Teams app). Softphones are a great way to consolidate your work area and
Adding Teams to all of your Outlook meetings is a great way to make meetings more accessible to those may not be able to attend in person. To add Teams to all current and future Outlook meetings, simply follow the steps below. (Please note: This feature will not apply to “New Appointment” in your Outlook
On Friday, June 4th, you may be required to reconnect to the eduroam wireless network due to a technical update that IS&T needs to make. Once the update is completed, our Windows 10, Mac OS and iPhone/iPad users will need to re-trust/verify the eduroam network certificate on their laptops and mobile devices. This will be
This week, Microsoft Teams has implemented a new Webinar feature, which is available to all Chapman Faculty and Staff. The new Webinar feature allows users to “hold interactive meetings and webinars for up to 1,000 attendees.” (Herskowitz, 2021) Setting up a webinar is as easy as scheduling a meeting. However, when setting up a webinar,
On Tuesday, April 20th, several news and security organizations announced the existence of an ongoing attack against Pulse Secure VPN appliances around the world. Previously undisclosed vulnerabilities were identified as being used to compromise credentials and access company networks. IS&T has already completed a precursory review and found no evidence of infiltration of our VPN
During the month of March 2021, FBI released its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Crime Report. The report contains information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion (yes, with a B). The top three crimes reported using the IC3 platform were: phishing scams non-payment/non-delivery scams extortion Covid-19 scams also