Sarah Belinda Perkinson Archives

Sep 20, 2024
  • IT News

ECU Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared the month of October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors...

Sep 13, 2024
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Don’t Take the Bait! Spot Phishing Emails

If you accidentally respond to a phishing email, change your password immediately, verify your multifactor methods,  then call the IT service Desk at 252-328-9866. Phishing emails appear legitimate but are...

Aug 30, 2024
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MFA Best Practices for ECU Users

All users configure Azure Multifactor Authentication* through their Microsoft 365 account when onboarding to ECU. Azure MFA allows log in to email, Canvas and other single sign-on applications. For improved...

May 17, 2024
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Students Can Now Self-withdraw from a Course

Sometimes life happens. When responsibilities collide, you may decide it’s time to postpone taking a class. If so, the process to withdraw after the course adjustment period (drop-add) has just...

May 03, 2024
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SSO Required for VPN

ECU’s virtual private network (VPN) is an encrypted virtual tunnel between off-campus devices and on-campus information. Connecting to ECU through remoteaccess.ecu.edu prevents unauthorized persons from accessing data traveling between your...

Feb 28, 2024
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ECU Guidelines for Using Artificial Intelligence

While it can be difficult to separate the hype from reality, it is clear that: AI tools impact the way we work. Vendors are building AI tools into existing products....

Jun 02, 2023
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Learning Tech News – June 2023

Technical Training Consultations Book 30-minute technical training on the following technologies: Canvas, Teams, Panopto, Studio, OneDrive and Webex H5P - New H5P Content Types Four new H5P content types have...

Oct 19, 2022
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Identity Theft: Protect Yourself

This year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme, "See Yourself in Cyber," focuses on an individual's smart decisions to keep safe and secure online. Today’s post provides tips to help you avoid...

Oct 12, 2022
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OneDrive Cloud Storage Works for You

Now that fall semester has begun, you may be thinking it's (FINALLY) time to get your computer files under control. It's also time to check out OneDrive cloud storage and...

Apr 27, 2022
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Conferencing and Voice Services in One Convenient App

The latest Webex app includes all the conferencing features you need plus calling features to give ECU users one desktop/mobile interface for meetings, voice calls, voicemail and contacts.   Beginning...