Microsoft Teams Replacing Skype for Business
You may have already heard the news – Skype for Business is being retired by Microsoft. Their new tool, Microsoft Teams, has been built from the ground up and provides a significantly improved experience for chat, meetings, and collaboration. As an existing Skype for Business user, we’d like you to try using Microsoft Teams for
The Federal Trade Commission warns about increase in Gift Card Scams + Simulated Phish email
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about increase in Gift Card Scams. According to the FTC gift cards are the #1 payment method for impostor scams. In the gift card scam, the scammer plays into your emotions by impersonating someone else and urgently asking or sometimes demanding you to buy gift cards. According to the
International Data Privacy Day 2020
Data Privacy Day is an international effort held annually on Jan. 28 to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. Data Privacy Day spotlights the value of information and how to “Own Your Privacy”. Privacy and protecting personal information is important to Chapman University. One thing we encourage everyone
Find My Meeting
When it comes to scheduling meetings in Outlook, finding common times is probably the most frustrating part. IS&T would like to introduce you to a new tool called Meeting Poll. Meeting Poll is an Outlook 365 add-in that helps you quickly and easily find common times on your calendar that match other attendees’ calendars. How
MyAnalytics
What is MyAnalytics? MyAnalytics is a Microsoft Office 365 application designed to help you gain insight into how and who you spend your time, with the goal of optimizing tasks and making you more efficient. For those who are using MyAnayltics, please be aware that IS&T has turned off the services on all university owned
Browser Update October 31
On Friday, October 31st, our web content management system that manages our Chapman website will be updated between 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (PST). There will be no downtime during the upgrade process; however, after the update the web content management system will detect if users are running an older browser version. If so, the
New Email Filtering System
Recently, the campus has moved its’ email to Office 365. For more information on Office 365, please visit Chapman.edu/Office365. We will also be offering some “Tips & Tricks in Office 365” classes through the Fall (see below). One of the advantages of this platform is that spam mail is now handled right in your mailbox
Robust Collaborating with Office 365’s Teams
Don’t be alarmed – a virus has NOT been installed on your computer. Currently, our video teleconferencing tool is Skype for Business (S4B), but it will eventually phase out. All functionality of Skype for Business will be available on Microsoft Teams. Recently, you may have noticed a new application installed on your computer that auto
Zoom Meeting Security Flaw
On July 7th, 2019, Zoom discovered a security flaw in the latest Mac Zoom Client version. This flaw could allow any malicious website to force a user into a zoom call while enabling their web camera without their permission. Another potential issue would be where a the malicious websites can lock up a computer by
External Email Notification System
The “External Email Notification” system is a new feature notifies Chapman University users when an email is from a non Chapman University user account. When receiving emails from non Chapman University accounts, users will see a yellow banner across the top of the email. The image below demonstrates how the email notification will look. Similarly,