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UConn Joins ‘eduroam’ Group for Worldwide Internet Access

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

UConn employees and students now have access to secure, free Internet service at thousands of institutions worldwide as part of the University’s participation in a global partnership of universities, research entities, and other organizations. UConn joined the group, known as eduroam (short for “education roaming”), this spring and started offering connectivity in mid-May. The service… Read More »»

Student Administration System Login Changes Coming

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

In an effort to align with the University’s goal of a single sign-on to access University systems, changes are on the way for how the University community accesses the Student Administration System. As the project progresses, additional details will be communicated. Effective Friday, August 9, 2013: • Those who currently log in to the Student… Read More »»

In the Spotlight… Educause at UConn

Monday, May 6th, 2013

The University is a member of Educause (www.educause.edu), a non-profit organization whose goal is “to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.” Since the information technology field is ever evolving and always changing, Educause has made it a goal for itself and its members to find new and innovative ways to… Read More »»

In the Spotlight… An Introduction to CHERIS

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

CHERIS, the Connecticut Higher Education Roundtable on Information Security, is the brain child of the University’s Information Security Officer, Jason Pufahl. The forum is a state-wide information security initiative that is open to all Connecticut higher education institutions. It is currently composed of 23 colleges and universities and the forum has had two meetings to… Read More »»

Information Security Tip: Scammers… We’re On To You

Friday, April 19th, 2013

Recently, some staff from UConn have received calls from scammers who try to get the person to log into their computer in order to stop viruses from being downloaded on their computers.  The caller claims that they are from Microsoft or another company and they need access to your computer in order to ‘fix’ it.They… Read More »»