The Information Technology department is currently working hard on mitigating the risks associated with the latest CyberSecurity incident: the WannaCry worm; the cyber-attack that affected a wide range of institutionsContinue reading 10:45 17/05/17 Message regarding the ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack
UPDATE 2: Following a configuration change around midday we have seen an improvement to the service stability. This has continued to be monitored throughout the afternoon and has provided aContinue reading 15:15 03/05/17 Staff Email Interruptions
UPDATE: Remedial work on the affected infrastructure has been successful and most services are now restored. There are a few exceptions that are being investigated as a matter of priority:Continue reading 10:00 05/04/17 Service Issues – services being restored
UPDATE: A detailed article has been published on ‘Naked Security’, a popular informative website about online security. Check the article out for further information on this Phishing campaign. We haveContinue reading 16:55 29/03/17 New Phishing email scam
We are aware of an issue with Meteorology user accounts being locked out. We are working on a solution to this problem. If you are affected by this please contactContinue reading 14:20 29/03/17 Meteorology staff account lock-outs
We have had reports of a new phishing email that attempts to disguise itself as an email from payroll. It looks like this: Do not open any links or attachmentsContinue reading 10:00 27/03/17 New phishing email warning
A project is currently being defined which aims to improve the UoR software delivery process and prepare for the end of life of Windows 7 by making Windows 10 (withContinue reading 09:45 14/03/17 Windows 10 and software delivery project
The University telephone exchange was installed 20 years ago, we have now been given notice that manufacturer support is ceasing and we need to plan for its replacement. With theContinue reading 16:05 01/03/17 New university phone system – have your say
Over the past week there have been reports of malicious emails being sent to UoR inboxes. The emails are designed to appear similar to emails one may receive at work;Continue reading 16:00 23/02/17 Phishing email warning
A malicious spam email posing as a message from the IT Service Desk has been found in some user’s inboxes. Look at the image below to make sure you recogniseContinue reading 10:00 06/02/17 Phishing email warning
