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June 29, 2020 11:30 am: As of this morning all phone issues should be resolved.  Please report any issues you encounter to the IT Service Desk.  Thank you!   June 23, 2020  3:00 pm: Marshall University Information Technology has updated certificates and performed upgrades to the telephone system which has caused intermittent issues across the

This change is being made for all students, faculty and staff with the exception of the School of Medicine. On Friday, June 12, 2020, Marshall University will begin migrating from Microsoft Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams. The migration is expected take up to two weeks and is expected to be completed before July 1st.   Clients have

Congratulations Marshall Graduates!  Soon you will be graduating from Marshall University.  Now is a good time to take a few moments to wrap up some important technology and service items before you go.  We compiled that grad services list and emailed them to you, but just in case you can find them on our website. 

Marshall University employees with access to sensitive data will receive an e-mail message with the following details: Subject:  [InfoSec] Marshall IT has assigned you training Sender:  Marshall University – Huntington <automated-message@everfi.net> Description:   This IT WWW posting validates the e-mail assignment notification for an EVERFI course module for ‘Data Security EDU‘. This training assignment was approved

Now that we’re meeting virtually for the unforeseeable future, the popular virtual conferencing app, Zoom, has been a heavy target for cyber criminals. Fear not, there are things you can do to make your Zoom meetings safer: Patch early, patch often. Use the Waiting Room option. Take control over screen sharing. Use random meeting IDs

A new cybercriminal trend called “Zoombombing” is making its way into the news. Internet “trolls” are joining public Zoom calls to share inappropriate content. If you attend public Zoom calls, it is recommended to disable screensharing – or limit screensharing to the host only – and to disable File Transfer. Check out this article for

Due to recent news, cybercriminals have a new twist on phishing emails: Coronavirus scams.  Cybercriminals often exploit popular topics and fears, and they haven’t overlooked the widespread fear of COVID-19. The Office of Information Technology asks the Marshall community to continue to stay alert of fraudulent emails and follow safety guidelines when responding to emails

Marshall University Information Technology will be migrating itservicestatus to a new webserver this coming Sunday, February 16th, 2020 from 4:00 am to approximately 10:00 am. There will be no downtime involved, however we will need to freeze any updates / changes during that window. Once the migration is complete updates can be once again made

On Monday, February 10th, 2020, Marshall University will begin migrating email to Office 365.  The university is beginning the migration of all on campus email services to Microsoft hosted services online (Office 365).  This change is being made to combine all email clients for students, faculty and staff on one consistent email platform. The university is migrating all users from

This message to all students, faculty and staff has been approved by Edward Aractingi, Associate VP for IT and Chief Information Officer As we start the new semester and the year 2020, we remind you of the important role which you have in the cyber security of Marshall University. Please review a few key steps