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Fraudulent Bank Accounts Opened for Some at UC Merced

January 31, 2023
  The UC Merced Information Security team recently learned that the names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information of some members of the UC Merced community have been used to open unauthorized bank accounts at a number of financial institutions, including Capital One, Chime...
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EDUDays Become Training Tuesdays in Spring 2023

January 23, 2023
After the successful EDUDays pilot in the fall, OIT is back with the Microsoft Education Team to offer some new and returning trainings for the spring semester. Microsoft Training Tuesdays are special information sessions led by Microsoft trainers to help you make the most out of the Microsoft 365...
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New process for inactive student accounts with less than 24 credits

January 12, 2023
What's Happening? Starting January 18th, 2023, OIT's Identity and Access Management services will make a change to the way that they handle some inactive student accounts. After 1/18, inactive student accounts with less than 24 completed units will be deactivated after a 90-day...

Do You Know How To Spot the Latest Holiday Scams?

December 16, 2022
Holiday scams capitalize on the increase in online shopping, travel, and charitable giving during the holiday season by trying to trick you into giving up money, gift cards, or sensitive information.   In one example, a Maryland woman was shocked to receive an email from Amazon...
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Winter Closure

December 12, 2022
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Service Desk, Classroom Support, and Event Support will be closed from Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2. We will reopen for typical campus support on Tuesday, Jan. 3.    Though our offices will be closed during this period, OIT...
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OIT Announces Microsoft EDUDays in November

October 12, 2022
OIT has arranged for a special pilot series of Microsoft EDUDays this November! EDUDays are special information sessions led by Microsoft trainers to help you get the most out of your Microsoft app suite. EDUDays are open to students, faculty and staff who have interest in learning about new...
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Join us for Cyber Security Awareness Month 2022!

September 22, 2022
The Offices of Information Technology and Information Security are excited to bring you a full slate of activities and learning opportunities for Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM) 2022! The theme of this year’s CSAM is “See Yourself in Cyber.” Whether you’re a...

Playstation 5 Wireless Connection Issue for Campus Gamers

September 19, 2022
Campus residents that own a Sony Playstation 5 - we are aware that you have been having serious issues getting online with your gaming systems!   This is due to a Sony/Intel chip issue that causes PS5 systems to either be completely unable to connect wirelessly to the campus network or to drop...
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CatDrive Service Moving to AWS

August 19, 2022
On Monday, August 22, 2022, OIT will officially move the CatDrive storage service from UC Berkeley hosting into Amazon Web Services. What’s CatDrive? The CatDrive service is a UC Merced digital storage system that was implemented as an interim storage solution after the failure of our...
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OIT Recognized for Design, Collaboration

August 16, 2022
Two OIT project teams were recognized with awards at UC Tech, the 2022 University of California IT conference. UC Merced was awarded a UC Tech Golden award for Design for the redesign of the UC Merced student SIR experience, and a Silver award for Collaboration (with UC San Diego) for the...

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