The 2016 Progress Report for the Office of Information Technology is now available.
To view the report, please visit s3.smu.edu/oit/pr2016 or click the link below.
PDF and ePub versions are available on our website at
www.smu.edu/OIT/StayInformed.
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Looking Back at the Security Showdown & Security Awareness Month
As we wrap up National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), we like to reflect on the impact of technology and how it plays such an integral role in our daily lives—everything from paying bills to controlling our TV lineup is managed online. The wealth of information stored online about each one of us is staggering. We highlighted some of these in our weekly emails. We discussed how to spot phishing emails; We looked at how more applications are run from the internet, rather than installed locally and a few key tips for internet safety with those devices; When using social networking, how to define your own security or privacy settings to protect your information by reviewing your security setting periodically. We also released our fall Security Report. Continue reading Looking Back at the Security Showdown & Security Awareness Month
The OIT Security Showdown is Next Week!
As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we will be hosting our first Security Showdown on Friday, October 21st from 1–3. Join us for tips and tricks, and learn how to better protect yourself and the University. We will offer mini sessions on security topics, raffle off prizes, and much, much more.
| 1:15 p.m. | Protecting Your Identity. You don’t need superpowers to activate your identity protection. Presented by InfoArmor. |
| 1:45 p.m. | The History of Lock Picking. A look at locking mechanisms, and their evolution through time in the arms race between ‘Keep Out’ vs. ‘Let Me In.’ |
| 2:30 p.m. | Cyber Security Superheroes Revealed. We will unmask our campus cybersecurity superheroes in this fun awards ceremony. Light refreshments will be served. |
Test your cyber security skills at our interactive booths. How will you fare against our cyber villains? Can you beat the Blue Screen at gaining access to a employees computer? Will the Professional Conjecturer be able to reset a password by browsing your social media profiles? Find out next week at the Security Showdown.
Review your IT account security with Duo and the password reset tool, which now offers more secure challenge questions. Stop by and learn about the Top 5 security actions you should take today to protect your SMU data.
Need your personal documents shredded? We will have secure bins for your personal shredding needs.
Prizes and giveaways include Vacation Days, Campus Dining Pony Certificates, Movie Theater Gift Cards, “I work with Superheroes” T-Shirts, SMU Football Tickets, Tate Lecture Series Tickets, and much more.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2016 Security Showdown.
OIT Security Showdown
October 21, 2016.
1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Hughes-Trigg Ballroom
OIT Resources and Support for Faculty & Staff
Many University employees are unaware of the vast resources available at their fingertips. As we have entered the back to school season we’ve put together this list of resources and reminders for you. As always, if you have any questions about any of them feel free to reach out to the IT Help Desk. Continue reading OIT Resources and Support for Faculty & Staff
Quarterly Service Reports
In January 2016, we posted the first quarterly report by school sharing some of the service reports from the help desk ticketing system. The first set of reports gave an overview of the types of requests being entered and some general service levels. During the first week of April, new reports will be posted that dive deeper into the data. There have been some definite challenges as well as great progress over the past several months as we continue to adjust to the Shared Service model. These reports will outline both the challenges and the progress as we continue to work on improving our service to the campus community.
The reports will be posted at http://www.smu.edu/OIT/AboutUs/SharedServices no later than April 11.
