IT News Archives

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...

Apr 16, 2024
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IT Compliance Guide NOW AVAILABLE

Have you ever wished for an all-in-one resource page of information technology guidelines to aid you in research, academic and administrative compliance? Well, that resource is here. We’ve created the...

Mar 26, 2024
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ECU Email Auto-Forwarding Recently Disabled

ECU disabled the ability to auto-forward* ECU messages to an external, non-ECU account on Monday, April 1, 2024. This includes both auto-forwarding your entire ECU email account and creating an...

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....

Feb 22, 2024
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Streamlined PiratePort Login Page Coming Soon

PiratePort provides prospective students, current students, faculty and staff access to essential ECU resources and services - all within a secure, easy-to-navigate format. Recently, we've removed outdated and unnecessary functionality...

Feb 09, 2024
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Important Changes for Teams/SharePoint/OneDrive Owners

Microsoft Teams and SharePoint are two of THE most useful collaborative services at ECU with constantly-improving tools to help achieve your work, research and instructional goals. Recently, we’ve updated management...

Jan 31, 2024
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Microsoft Teams Classic Client – Notification Alert

Starting February 1, while launching Microsoft Classic Teams, you may see a banner notification that states something similar to: "Classic Teams won’t be available for use after March 2024. You...

Jan 09, 2024
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NEW Password Reset Service Coming in March

ECU transitions to the new PirateID Self Service password reset service on March 4, 2024. This new service replaces our current password reset interface. ENROLLMENT FOR FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS*...

Nov 14, 2023
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UAC for ECU-Managed Windows Computers

To continue our goal of improving the security of ECU’s user-assigned devices, ITCS is enabling User Account Control (UAC) for ECU-managed Windows systems on Monday, November 20. What is User...

Nov 03, 2023
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ITCS Retrieval of Unused VoIP Phones

As ITCS now provides voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones to departments throughout the university, we are also managing the university’s inventory of unused phones and disposing of damaged or end-of-life phones. This...