Information Services and Technology News Archive
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New in Microsoft 365
September 6, 2022 —
Staying up to date with new features in Microsoft 365 can be a challenge. There are several ways to learn about new features and changes in M365.
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September 6, 2022 —
Staying up to date with new features in Microsoft 365 can be a challenge. There are several ways to learn about new features and changes in M365.
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What to do when you receive an unexpected Duo authentication request
August 26, 2022 —
Never approve an authentication request from Duo if you have not been attempting to log in to a UM service or resource. Authentication requests are sent by Duo Push notification, text message or phone call when you attempt to log in to a university service.
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August 26, 2022 —
Never approve an authentication request from Duo if you have not been attempting to log in to a UM service or resource. Authentication requests are sent by Duo Push notification, text message or phone call when you attempt to log in to a university service.
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Take the stress out of the first day of teaching and feel confident using your electronic classroom
August 8, 2022 —
Take the stress out of the first day of teaching and feel confident using your electronic classroom
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August 8, 2022 —
Take the stress out of the first day of teaching and feel confident using your electronic classroom
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Three types of phishing scams everyone needs to know
July 11, 2022 —
A phishing email uses a sense of urgency to direct the victim to visit a website designed to steal the victim's account credentials. Some phishing attacks are very straight forward, for example, "Update your password now!!!" can easily be detected because they typically are not written well (poor grammar and word choice). However, some attacks are sophisticated, look like they come from a trusted contact, are well written, and lead to a site that closely resembles the spoofed website.
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July 11, 2022 —
A phishing email uses a sense of urgency to direct the victim to visit a website designed to steal the victim's account credentials. Some phishing attacks are very straight forward, for example, "Update your password now!!!" can easily be detected because they typically are not written well (poor grammar and word choice). However, some attacks are sophisticated, look like they come from a trusted contact, are well written, and lead to a site that closely resembles the spoofed website.
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Approvals app in Microsoft 365 Teams
July 5, 2022 —
The Microsoft 365 Teams Approvals app enables you to easily create, manage, and share approvals directly from Teams. Start an approval flow in Teams from a chat or a channel conversation or create an approval request directly in the Approvals app.
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July 5, 2022 —
The Microsoft 365 Teams Approvals app enables you to easily create, manage, and share approvals directly from Teams. Start an approval flow in Teams from a chat or a channel conversation or create an approval request directly in the Approvals app.
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All staff and faculty accounts now enrolled in Duo multi-factor authentication
June 6, 2022 —
All staff and faculty accounts are now enrolled in Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA). If you have not done so already, please complete your enrolment by adding your second-factor device.
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June 6, 2022 —
All staff and faculty accounts are now enrolled in Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA). If you have not done so already, please complete your enrolment by adding your second-factor device.
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Recording meetings in Teams? Auto-expiration is now available
May 31, 2022 —
Microsoft recently implemented an auto-expiration setting for all Teams recordings to help users manage their files.
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May 31, 2022 —
Microsoft recently implemented an auto-expiration setting for all Teams recordings to help users manage their files.
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All student accounts now enrolled in Duo MFA
May 9, 2022 —
All student accounts were enrolled in Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) on May 4. By Friday, May 6, 20,000 students had already added their second-factor device(s) to Duo. Adding a second-factor device completes the Duo enrolment so you can access all MFA-protected services.
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May 9, 2022 —
All student accounts were enrolled in Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) on May 4. By Friday, May 6, 20,000 students had already added their second-factor device(s) to Duo. Adding a second-factor device completes the Duo enrolment so you can access all MFA-protected services.
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New Microsoft 365 training sessions through LOD
May 3, 2022 —
IST Engagement Services has added more Microsoft 365 training sessions for staff and faculty starting May 4 to the end of June.
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May 3, 2022 —
IST Engagement Services has added more Microsoft 365 training sessions for staff and faculty starting May 4 to the end of June.
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Multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for students May 4 and all users June 1
April 11, 2022 —
Effective June 1, 2022, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be mandatory at the University of Manitoba for all faculty, staff and students.
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April 11, 2022 —
Effective June 1, 2022, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be mandatory at the University of Manitoba for all faculty, staff and students.