News

  • Owl Videoconferencing Devices

    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…

  • Friendly Reminder about Data Security

    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…

  • End of Summer Notices and Alerts

    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)…

  • Statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity

    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…

  • Preparing for nation-state cyberattacks

    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…

  • PSA: Backups and Cloud Storage

    In light of increasing work-from-home schedules that involve laptops moving back and forth between work and home, we would like to make a Public Service…

  • IT Support Updates

    Some important IT support news to conform with recent Institute developments. 1) Due to Winter Break there will be NO SHASS IT SUPPORT from Friday…

  • Connecting to MIT Secure

    As everyone returns to campus this fall 2021, some users may experience problems connecting to the “MIT Secure” WiFi Network. So what happened is IS&T…

  • Windows 7-10 PrintNightmare Zero-Day

    Microsoft has recently provided a partial patch for the critical PrintNightmare Zero-Day exploit for Windows 7 through 10. All Windows users utilizing a machines that…

  • RockYou2021 and Ransomware Attacks

    As the book closes on the Class of 2021, we would like to update the community on 2 recent developments: 1) Billions of email addresses…