News

  • On September 26th, 2023, Apple released its newest operating system, Mac OS 14 Sonoma. if you are currently using a Mac for critical work functions…


  • Unfortunately we have another recent data breach to report that potentially affects a large number of members in our SHASS Community and communities like Cambridge…


  • By now affected members of the MIT community should have started receiving notices from NASCO about the Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance data breach which…


  • Starting this Fall 2022, IS&T started the process of transitioning the entire MIT academic community from the current MIT onsite hosted Microsoft Exchange servers to…


  • Do not upGRADE to iOS 16

    As a friendly reminder, users should never upGRADE to the newest iOS versions until all the major bugs have been worked out. The usual suspects…


  • It has come to our attention that some of our DLCs are using Meeting Owl Pro videoconferencing devices. This past June of 2022, these devices…


  • This is a friendly start of term reminder that anyone who handles sensitive student and/or employee data must by Massachusetts and Federal law take proper…


  • As we approach the end of summer and the start of the Fall Semester there are some important SHASS IT community notices and alerts. 1)…


  • This is a critical moment to accelerate our work to improve domestic cybersecurity and bolster our national resilience.  I have previously warned about the potential…


  • Current Events: Russian invasion of Ukraine————————————————————With the Russian attack in Ukraine and MIT’s response in both the termination of the MIT Skoltech program as well…