Information Technology Services Warns of Phishing Scams
Information Technology Services has been notified about two recent e-mail phishing scams from accounts claiming to be Binghamton University e-mail addresses and asking recipients to send their passwords via a reply e-mail.
Date: May 02, 2008
RIAA Copyright Violation Notices Increasing
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has dramatically increased the number of notices on alleged copyright violations that they are sending to college students. This message is a reminder that the RIAA is taking legal action when they have evidence of copyright violation.
Date: Apr 28, 2008
MS Windows and MS Office for Fall 2008
ITS is announcing the plans for Microsoft Windows environment support beginning Fall semester, 2008. We are also announcing deployment plans for MS Office 2007 for Windows and MS Office 2008 for Macintoshes.
Date: Mar 19, 2008
SSL VPN Replaces Cisco VPN
Information Technology Services (ITS) announces the immediate availability of the BU SSL VPN. The SSL VPN is a more convenient, secure and safe way for off-campus users to connect to on-campus network resources such as email, network data drives (H drive) and other network resources. The SSL VPN is the replacement for the Cisco VPN which will be phased out midyear 2008.
Date: Jan 18, 2008
buwireless Authentication Changes Scheduled for January 2008
The Client Validation system that is currently present in the ResNet (Residence Halls) and public spaces will be extended to the buwireless network in order to replace the aging Bluesocket appliance. The change over will occur on January 7, 2008.
Date: Jan 04, 2008
Check ITS Status Page for Current Systems Status
Experiencing a problem with a computing system on campus? Check the ITS System Status page. The System Status page has current information on computing systems (such as the campus network, email, Blackboard, BUSI, and telecommunications) that may have or may be experiencing problems, or are being upgraded, and so on.
Date: Sep 25, 2007
"Storm" Surge Likely Spam Culprit
Storm, the Trojan horse that collects PCs into hacker-controlled botnets has become the most prolific e-mail-borne malware ever. According to a computerworld.com article, Storm is designed to propagate more copies of itself, as well as release huge quantities of spam.
Date: Aug 23, 2007
