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Temple University Chief Information Security Officer, Ken Ihrer, has written a very informative article about phishing in the October 2008 issue of the Faculty Herald. (12/11)
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Mark DiCicco is the winner of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 that was raffled off at Temple’s Open House event held in the Liacouras Center on November 22, 2008. Congratulations, Mark! (12/3/08)
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The current TUmail system is almost six years old and is reaching the end of its lifecycle. To ensure that Temple’s e-mail remains first-class, Computer Services needs to upgrade this resource.
Computer Services is pleased to announce that we will implement a new e-mail system for students and employees. Note that these changes will not effect your @temple.edu e-mail address or aliases. (12/1)
- Log in to tuportal.temple.edu and you will see a Temple Building section listing Main Campus building codes, a link to their corresponding name, and a satellite photo showing their exact location. Simply click on the building code link to access the name and location information. (8/29)
Check out the CS web pages for Students, Faculty, and Staff. (8/28)
Temple now has a new wireless network for Main Campus and the Health Sciences Center called wifi4owls. Connecting to this new network is very easy, as you no longer have to register your wireless adapter, manually configure wireless network settings, and set proxy settings on your browser.
For more information, please go to www.temple.edu/cs/wireless. (8/27)
- Temple University was hit with two phishing attacks yesterday. One of the two phishing attacks was particularly sophisticated as the phisher created a duplicate website to TUmail by stealing our graphics. The subject of the phishing scam message may appear as "URGENT SECURITY UPDATE." Please do not respond to this e-mail. The link in the e-mail will take you to the phisher’s web site.
To read a memo sent out by Ken Ihrer, Chief Information Security Officer, that includes a copy of the scam e-mail, go to the Computer Services Security site. (8/15)
- For an overview of the University’s computer resources, explore the current edition of the Technology at Temple guide. The guide offers a snapshot of TUportal features, a summary of popular classroom tools, information on getting connected to Temple's technology resources, and much more. (8/15)
- On July 22nd, Timothy Plumer, Senior Adobe Solutions Engineer, hosted a Webinar for the Temple community. He demonstrated Acrobat 9 features for converting almost any file into a polished PDF file, presenting multiple documents in a PDF portfolio, and adding multimedia in a single file. The webinar is available online.
Details about hands-on Acrobat 9 seminars will be available soon on the Computer Services training web site. (8/1)
- On Monday, July 28, Temple successfully launched the newly reengineered TUportal. The improved portal is the first major component of Project Enterprise, a multi-million dollar initiative to replace Temple’s administrative systems with SunGard’s Banner system. The scope of Project Enterprise includes upgrading the University’s finance, human resources, student information and advancement systems, as well as numerous other administrative systems.
With the upgrade, TUportal continues as the hub for accessing Temple’s major systems and online services. In addition to technical improvements, TUportal also sports a redesigned streamlined look, more customized announcements, plus access to familiar TUportal resources.
Stay tuned for more news on the progress of Project Enterprise. Over the next several years, new systems will be rolled out, bringing resources together into a modern integrated system platform. Up next is the replacement of the finance system, with completion scheduled for July 2009. (7/29)
- For the fourth year in a row, Computerworld has recognized Temple as one of the “Best Places to Work in IT.” Stressing fair paychecks, challenging work, and ample opportunities, Temple was listed at 53. (7/1)
- Ken Ihrer, Chief Information Security Officer, has released a memo, "FBI Reports on New Phishing Scams," which details two on-going phishing schemes that are starting to show up in this area: vishing attacks and spear phishing. (6/24)
- Timothy C. O'Rourke, Vice President for Computer and Information Services, has updated his Welcome message to the University community. Topics include an update on Project Enterprise, the latest news on TUsecure, the successful testing of the emergency notification system, an update on phishing scams, and the availability of duplex printing at the TECH Center. (6/10)
- Computer Services has begun the process of locking the accounts of users who have not changed their passwords. If your account is locked, you will not be able to use Temple's technology resources until you change your password by going to the following web site: accounts.temple.edu
Note that if you use a Blackberry or other PDA to read your e-mail, please see the TUsecure Frequently Asked Questions web page for important information regarding this password change. (6/9)
- TUsecure is a University-wide initiative requiring that everyone accessing Temple's computer systems (such as TUmail, Blackboard, OWLnet, TUportal, among others) create stronger passwords and establish three security questions. If you do not create your TUsecure password by June 2, 2008, your current password will expire and you will be required to change it before you can access Temple's systems.
To change your password now, go to: accounts.temple.edu For more information about TUsecure, go to: www.temple.edu/tusecure
If you have already changed your password, thank you and please disregard this notice. (5/27)
- Please be aware that a new phishing e-mail has shown up in the inbox of several Temple users this morning. This phishing e-mail was crafted to look very much like a legitimate Temple email. Please do not respond to this e-mail as you will be giving a hacker your login credentials. To be clear, the phishing scam asks you to reply by e-mail with your AccessNet username and password. This particular email uses Temple’s TUmail graphics so that it appears to be coming from our webmail system. (5/19)
- TUsecure is a University-wide initiative requiring that everyone accessing Temple's computer systems (such as TUmail, Blackboard, OWLnet, TUportal, among others) create stronger passwords and establish three security questions. If you do not create your TUsecure password by June 2, 2008, your current password will expire and you will be required to change it.
To change your password now, go to: accounts.temple.edu
For more information about TUsecure, go to: www.temple.edu/tusecure (5/19)
- Ken Ihrer, Chief Information Security Officer, has released a memo, "Be Aware of Continuing Phishing Scams," which details how to identify a phishing scam. (4/29)
- Ken Ihrer, Chief Information Security Officer, has released an important update regarding the recent University-wide "phishing" scam. (4/25)
- During yesterday's Democratic primary media coverage, ABC News featured the following two segments with Temple students:
- Terrence Lee sharing his journalism experience at a local voting precinct.
- Anna W. & Jonathan L. discussing their voting experiences. (4/23)
- Today, the University was hit with an e-mail scam. This particular e-mail has a subject line of “FINAL VERIFICATION OF YOUR TEMPLE EMAIL ACCOUNT” and appears to come from an address called TEMPLE TEAM. This is an unauthorized attempt to gain your personal and confidential information.
DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL. Delete it if you receive a copy. If you reply, you will be sending your credentials to an unauthorized party. Computer Services is making every effort to block the recipient’s address but these criminals are resourceful, they may change the address and resend the message.
If you replied, please change your password immediately. If you need help in changing your password, please let the Help Desk know by calling 215-204-8000.(4/23)
- Temple Ambler will sponsor Earthfest 2008 on Friday, April 25th from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (4/23)
- An article in this week's Temple News features an article about the new TECH Center recording booths. (4/23)
- Students can now purchase Turning Point response pad (clickers) directly from the Turning Technologies online store.The response pads are offered at the discounted price of $30.
For more information about Temple's Classroom Response Systems, and to register, change, or deactivate a response pad, go to the Classroom Response Systems page. (4/7)
- Capturing video with Flip is a snap, as the New York Times reports. (3/31)
- An article in today's Temple Times (page3) provides an update for the University community on Project Enterprise. (3/20)
- Hulu offers an online library of ad-supported movies and TV shows, as Technology Review reports. (3/12)
- The Online Journalism Review reports on a variety of free tools for creating photo galleries. (2/29)
- Adobe Systems releases AIR, a software development system that will power applications with the potential to merge the Internet and the PC, as The New York Times reports. (2/26)
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Get a handle on the weather and surf in the rain with the hi-tech umbrella, as BBC News reports. (1/30)
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Temple's smart classroom technology is featured in an extensive article called "Taking Control" in the current issue of University Business magazine. (1/29)
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Residence Hall Students: For information on telephone and Internet service, please see Resources for Residence Hall Students. (1/18)
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Apple has announced a new online movie service and thin laptop, as Reuters reports. (1/14)
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Temple has officially selected SunGard Banner Unified Digital Campus as the new ERP system that will replace many existing campus software systems. (1/14)
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AOL will cease security updates / future development after of Netscape on 2/1/2008, as Yahoo News reports. (1/2)
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