UNCG ITS News
Information Technology Services
The State of North Carolina Commemorates Electronic Records Day
Monday, October 11, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Join Rod Parrish from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT), Digital Archivist Jamie Patrick-Burns, and Records Management Analyst Josh Hager for an online presentation that will cover: the technical challenges of Microsoft 365; navigating the differences in records retention in OneDrive and SharePoint; [Read More]
Multi-Factor Authentication—Use it everywhere.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has long been considered a best-practice for security, but now it is effectively a prerequisite, minimal practice for digital security. The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack interrupted summer for a lot of us. The attack began when a hacker got the password to a Colonial pipeline network account. Once the hacker got in, [Read More]
Do you want to make some extra money? Don’t fall for a scam.
Have you ever gotten an email offering you $500 to wrap your car with an advertisement? These kinds of offers are often a check-cashing scam. The “marketing company” sends you a check to deposit and then instructs you to use the money with a specific business. The trick is that the check is bad and [Read More]
Is that really the IRS?
Don’t get scammed by phone calls, emails, or people claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Have you ever gotten a phone call threatening that the “IRS” is filing charges against you, or confiscating your property tomorrow? Well, guess what? The real IRS would never call or email you with such claims. The IRS [Read More]
Improvements for macOS @ UNCG
On November 30, Information Technology Services (ITS) will implement Jamf Pro and Jamf Connect, two new products aimed at improving the experiences of UNCG Mac users. Jamf Pro provides the best-in-class user experience for software delivery, patch management, and device management. Installing software provided through Jamf Self Service is easy, and will soon become the [Read More]
