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Behind the computer screen: VUIT enhances resources for remote work, learning
Apr. 10, 2020—Vanderbilt employees respond to challenges amid COVID-19 Many of those who are helping to assure that Vanderbilt faculty, students, and staff have the resources they need to continue teaching, learning, and working during the global novel coronavirus pandemic are staff members in Vanderbilt University Information Technology. From protecting data to training on Zoom to ensuring...
Cyber safety while working remotely: VUIT, VUPS offer best practices for avoiding scams
Apr. 10, 2020—As the number of Vanderbilt employees working remotely has risen during the last week, so has malicious activity by cybercriminals attempting to take advantage of vulnerabilities in technology. Scams come in many forms, including emails, texts, and phone calls. Email addresses, websites, and caller IDs are easily spoofed to look like they are from legitimate...
Zoom online conferencing platform available; Add a VU virtual background
Apr. 10, 2020—Vanderbilt has made Zoom online conferencing software available for all university faculty, students and staff. Zoom can be used for teaching classes, video conferencing, web conferencing, meetings and more. Users can access Zoom by visiting vanderbilt.zoom.us and signing in with their VUNetID and password. For instructions on teaching a class via Zoom, faculty and graduate students are...
Tips to secure your Zoom meetings, avoid ‘Zoombombing’
Apr. 10, 2020—With the rise in popularity of the remote conferencing service Zoom, there have been cases of bad actors trying to interfere with meetings. The “Zoombombing” trend happens when uninvited guests join Zoom meetings and share their screens to bombard real attendees with disturbing and/or violent imagery. Most of these are perpetrated through publicly available Zoom links, but that...
Vanderbilt provides full support for successful transition to online and alternative education
Apr. 10, 2020—On Monday, March 16, Vanderbilt officially moved all courses to online and alternative education to protect the health and safety of the community during the global coronavirus outbreak. During this transition, the university has put a priority on providing faculty with the tools and resources they need to successfully implement their courses online. Tracey George,...
Beware of new phishing scam
Mar. 26, 2020—Be aware—malicious individuals are using email to pose as Vanderbilt leaders in an attempt to steal personal information and attack the institution. A new such scam, in the form of an email with the subject line “Staff Pay and Benefits,” was reported on Wednesday, March 25. This phishing email has malicious intent. Please do not...
Cyber safety while working remotely: VUIT, VUPS offer best practices for avoiding scams
Mar. 26, 2020—As the number of Vanderbilt employees working remotely has risen during the last week, so has malicious activity by cybercriminals attempting to take advantage of vulnerabilities in technology. Scams come in many forms, including emails, texts, and phone calls. Email addresses, websites, and caller IDs are easily spoofed to look like they are from legitimate...
Zoom online conferencing platform now available for all faculty, students and staff
Mar. 13, 2020—Vanderbilt has made Zoom online conferencing software available for all university faculty, students and staff. Zoom can be used for teaching classes, video conferencing, web conferencing, meetings and more. Users can access Zoom by visiting vanderbilt.zoom.us and signing in with their VUNetID and password. For instructions on teaching a class via Zoom, faculty and graduate...
Beware of widespread phishing email campaign
Mar. 6, 2020—VUIT is actively responding to an intense phishing campaign that started Thursday, March 5. Several VU accounts have already been compromised. VUIT has identified over 50,000 emails that were sent to VU and VUMC accounts with a subject line and body similar to the one below: Hello, There’s an ongoing survey recruitment exercise for part-time...
January 13 deadline to update ePassword for VUnetID
Jan. 8, 2020—Vanderbilt University faculty and staff are required to change their ePassword, the password associated with VUnetID, on an annual basis. The new password must be one that has never been used at VU, VUMC or on any public website. This helps protect data and privacy and aids the university’s digital security efforts. If you have...