Phishing attacks are a regular occurrence for every higher education institution and ensuring awareness to these risks is vital to protecting institutional and individual systems and data.  Continue reading →

October is Cybersecurity Awareness month. This is a national campaign designed to highlight the importance of cybersecurity and provide Americans with the information and resources needed to be safer and more secure online. Continue reading →

ITS has been in the process of transitioning our VPN service from our legacy Pulse Secure to our new Cisco AnyConnect.  Continue reading →

The UConn primary data center is an access-controlled location with the specialized support, equipment, and facilities needed to properly house the servers, storage, and key network elements for much of the University’s critical cyber infrastructure.  Continue reading →

ITS, in collaboration with UConn IT partners, began a software review this past spring of products used to remotely access and troubleshoot client computers.  Continue reading →

2FA greatly protects data and applications from compromise by using a second source of validation, like a phone or token, to verify user identity before granting access.  Continue reading →

UConn has initiated the project to move Kuali Financials from on-premise to a cloud-hosted solution. Continue reading →

Modern authentication uses OAuth, a widely adopted framework that provides a secure user authentication workflow and includes support for interactive multi-factor authentication and risk analysis.  Continue reading →

ITS is implementing two changes to the UConn wireless (Wi-Fi) networks at the beginning of August.  Continue reading →

WALR is a multi-year infrastructure initiative to upgrade the data network on every campus to a contemporary engineered standard. Continue reading →