
IS&T’s LinkedIn Learning Recommendations – November 2020 Relevant Content, Expertly Produced!
Did you forget? Chapman has an existing one-year contract with LinkedIn Learning which grants us access to a wide range of training videos and materials. IS&T’s Recommendations: Featuring “Workplace Wellness” Series: How to Train Your Brain for Happiness Live-stream Webinar on Saturday, November 14th at 11 a.m. PT on “Achieving Happiness from Any Desk, Any

Cortana’s Daily Briefing Email Tools from Microsoft to help organize your business day.
Starting in late August, 2020, Microsoft introduced a new tool called the Cortana Daily Briefing Email. This Daily Briefing “is a personalized email that Office constructs for you, based upon what Microsoft 365 (or Office) knows about you and your day. It’s an improved, email-based version of what Windows 10’s Cortana function used to do, providing

International Cybersecurity Awareness Month – 2020 Keeping your online accounts and devices safe at home and at work.
With the growing demand for online convenience, the need for strong account and network security is very important. Since March, many people have had to move away from their secured network environments at work to their home offices. And you better believe that cyber criminals have been taking advantage of the situation. That is why

IS&T System Status and Announcements Page Up-to-date information on University wide systems outages and service interruptions.
IS&T would like to introduce our new System Status page. This new tool will provide all campus users with up-to-date information regarding upcoming maintenance announcements, service interruptions, and system outages. We recommend that you visit and bookmark this page for quick and easy access. This is important to refer to in the event of any

Two Factor Authentication Now Mandatory For ALL Faulty and Staff Getting registered is fast and easy!
What is 2FA? Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of defense against cyber criminals by requiring users to provide additional ID verification when attempting to access Chapman University systems from off-campus only. So even if your Chapman University account login information is stolen, the hackers will be unable to access your email and other

Microsoft 365 Experiences Mass Service Outage Mass outage also impacts Chapman University user access to other key services.
Around 2:37 P.M. (PDT), Microsoft 365 experienced a massive service outage that impacted users across the nation. Microsoft stated that the outage affected the following services: Outlook.com, Office.com, Power Platform, Dynamics365, and Microsoft Teams. Chapman University users also experience further access issues with Canvas, Zoom, and G Suite, as the outage impacted our ability to

Outlook QUARANTINE Phishing Scam Cyber attackers depoly new Email Quarantine Alert tactic to lure victims.
Our Department of Information Security would like to make you aware of an emerging phishing scam targeting institution’s Outlook quarantine policy. Cyber attackers are using legitimate email quarantine messages to lure users into unknowingly giving up their username and password. Here is how the phishing scam works: The attackers impersonates technical support sending fake email

LinkedIn Learning RENEWED for One Year! Relevant Content, Expertly Produced!
LinkedIn Learning’s training video repository contains more than 11,000 courses and continues to grow every week. With LinkedIn Learning, take advantage of a full wide range of video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. Additionally, LinkedIn Learning offers high-quality, relevant content taught by credible professionals. Each course will provide you

Ransomware Taken to the Next Level How cyber attackers are evolving their tactics as IT teams improve their data infrastructure.
As we begin the Fall 2020 semester it is important to remember that although we are taking every step to prevent online cyber attacks, they can still happen. We have seen that malicious activity tends to increase during times when schools are re-opening and that is why we must constantly remain vigilant as we open

New Teams Meeting Experience Now Available Teams supports 49-person video, pop-out meetings, and more!
Teams recently introduced support for a 49-person large gallery view, as well as a new “Together” mode meant to minimize Zoom Fatigue and increase meeting engagement. Both of these new video features are available as part of a new meeting experience which moves Mute, Share Screen, and other controls to the upper right corner window. Microsoft will