View from the Director’s Chair – May 2012
IT Services has been a very busy department since my last entry, so I will try to play catch up a little! The last month or so has seen significantContinue reading View from the Director’s Chair – May 2012
Sophos 8 for Mac OS X
All Macs on campus are currently running Sophos 7 for Mac OS X. Sophos 8 for Mac OS X has been out for a while but due to performance issues,Continue reading Sophos 8 for Mac OS X
Changes to SkyDrive capacity on readingLive
Microsoft have announced that they are making changes to the way that SkyDrive is providing personal cloud storage for students who are using readingLive.
In your final year? Leaving this summer?
Important information regarding your University username If you have completed your course and are leaving this summer, then your IT username/emailaddress will be blocked soon after the end of JulyContinue reading In your final year? Leaving this summer?
Staff Mailbox moves
As part of our response to recent email problems, IT Services will be moving staff mailboxes to new storage hardware. Due to the number of mailboxes this process will takeContinue reading Staff Mailbox moves
Website migrations from IIS6
Microsoft is ending support for IIS6 functionality and this means that IT Services will be shutting down servers running IIS6 in July. IT Services has scheduled the transfer of currentContinue reading Website migrations from IIS6
Latest Phishing attempt
Again, there has been another attempt at Phishing, sent to approximately 600 University Email recipients on 30 March. If you have received an email with the subject ‘eMail Alert!!!’ youContinue reading Latest Phishing attempt
Sophos antivirus upgrade
On Tuesday 27 March, ITS completed an overhaul of the Sophos infrastructure to bring us up to the latest protection they have to offer. The primary reason was to beginContinue reading Sophos antivirus upgrade
Security Bulletin – March 2012
Following the monthly announcement of the Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates, our Security team have the following bulletin covering vulnerable versions of Java, the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) issue and a reminderContinue reading Security Bulletin – March 2012
View from the Director’s Chair – March 2012
One of the best aspects of working in IT is the breadth and variety of the issues we manage, ranging from significant, high-profile projects, to less visible, but important developmentsContinue reading View from the Director’s Chair – March 2012