IST News Archive
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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Mitigating exam stress a high priority for the university
January 29, 2021 —
Exams are a stressful time for students, and the move to online exams adds another unknown to the equation. Ensuring a very smooth online exam experience was of paramount importance for the university. IST and the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning did a lot of planning and preparation to make this happen.
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Information Services and Technology
Information Systems and Technology holiday hours
December 14, 2020 —
The IST Service Desk will close Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. and will reopen on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 8:00 a.m.
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Information Services and Technology
UM website outage scheduled Sunday, Nov. 29
November 24, 2020 —
There is an outage scheduled for 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 29 to update the UM web hosting server. During this time, anyone visiting the umanitoba.ca website will see an outage page.
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Information Services and Technology
Your multi-factor authentication questions answered!
October 20, 2020 —
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requires you to verify your identity using a second factor such as your phone or mobile device after you've entered your username and password to log in to a website. This prevents others from accessing your accounts, even if they know your password.
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Third-party service provider experiences data breach
July 28, 2020 —
Blackbaud experienced a ransomware attack that impacted many of its clients around the world, including UM
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Information Services and Technology
5 tips to keep your data secure while working remotely
June 9, 2020 —
University staff and faculty are now entering our fourth month of working remotely, and it’s important to keep your computer and our university data and systems safe and healthy.
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Information Services and Technology
Online UM applications, services unavailable during maintenance, starting May 8 evening
May 8, 2020 —
Most applications and services will be unavailable from 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8 to 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, says IST
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Information Services and Technology
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
September 25, 2018 —
Cyber Security Awareness Month is an internationally recognized campaign held each October to inform the public of the importance of cyber security.
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Information Services and Technology
IST’s Inaugural IT Day a Success!
August 20, 2018 —
Quick. How is the university IT environment like a museum? Answer: It’s accessible but secure. In fact, you may not even be aware of all the security measures going on behind the scenes.
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Information Services and Technology
Save some stress and sign up for classroom audiovisual demonstrations
June 26, 2018 —
Want to take the stress out of the first day of teaching with feeling confident in how the electronic classroom operates? We can help!