IT News Archives

Sep 20, 2024
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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....

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...

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...

Oct 18, 2023
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ECU Cybersecurity Awareness Month Speaker Series

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...

Mar 31, 2023
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Cybersecurity Awareness Resources

This past year, the Information Security Office promoted several security awareness topics to empower faculty and staff to stay cyber secure, build a culture of security, and better protect the...