Vanderbilt Enterprise VPN and Access to Licensed Resources (e.g., journals)
Feb. 6, 2014—VUIT put new VPN hardware into service on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and with that change also implemented “split tunneling” for the VPN. This has impacted one means that some Vanderbilt users have utilized to access licensed scholarly resources (e.g., journals). A solution has been put in place to serve the users who exercise that particular...
Changes to User Logon Names for Active Directory
Feb. 6, 2014—If you own an application that requires the User Principal Name (UPN) to authenticate users with Active Directory (AD) the upcoming change will affect the way that users access your application. On February 21, 2014, VUIT will update the value for the AD attribute UPN “VUnetID@ds.Vanderbilt.edu” to “VUnetID@Vanderbilt.edu”. This change is required to support the...
DELAYED: IPS Blocking Policy
Feb. 6, 2014—The IPS blocking policy scheduled to be deployed on January 15, 2014 has been delayed to January 21, 2014. On Wednesday January 21, 2014 at 5:00 PM VUIT will deploy a new blocking policy on the Vanderbilt University Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). The purpose of this change is to apply an IPS policy that will...
IPS Blocking Policy
Feb. 6, 2014—On Wednesday January 15, 2014 at 5:00 AM VUIT will deploy a new blocking policy on the Vanderbilt University Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). The purpose of this change is to apply an IPS policy that will block inbound traffic that is deemed malicious. Due to the high availability configuration of the service, no outage is...
PatientCare1 Retirement
Feb. 6, 2014—Attention Medical Center Wireless User: Your wireless device may stop working Monday, December 16 if you have not moved to the vuNet Wireless Network. On Monday, December 16, 2013, VUIT will decommission the PatientCare1 wireless network. Users are urged to move their wireless devices (iPhones, iPads, laptops, desktops, Android phones, printers, etc.) from PatientCare1 to...
New Vanderbilt Certificate
Feb. 6, 2014—On Thursday, November 14, at 5:30 AM, VUIT will deploy changes to the part of the Medical Center wireless environment. This will affect the following areas: Bill Wilkerson Critical Care Tower Dayani Center Doctor’s Office Tower Frist & Godchaux Green Hills Office Building Green Hills Radiation Oncology Medical Arts Building Medical Center East Medical Center...
New Vanderbilt Certificate Authority
Feb. 6, 2014—At 6 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, Vanderbilt University Information Technology (VUIT) will deploy changes to part of the Medical Center wireless environment. This will affect the following areas: 1207 17th Ave. S. 1024 18th Ave. S. 2611 West End All remote clinics Belcourt buildings Crystal Terrace EBL Hudson Light Hall MRB1 MRB2 MRB4 Oxford...
New Vanderbilt SSID
Feb. 6, 2014—VUIT will deploy a new Service Set Identifier (SSID) to the Vanderbilt University wireless network Tuesday, November 5. The change will occur at 6:00 AM. This will cause a five-minute outage to the University wireless network. VUIT is migrating to a new set of SSIDs in order to standardize the wireless networks. This will improve...
Malware/Ransomware CryptoLocker
Feb. 6, 2014—What is CryptoLocker and what does it do? CryptoLocker is a Trojan, often disguised as a PDF file, and is typically propagated via email attachment. CryptoLocker encrypts the user’s data on the system and network shares to which the user has access. Do AntiVirus programs offer protection against CryptoLocker? Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection AntiVirus...
DELAYED: Identity Management (AccessVU) Update
Feb. 6, 2014—The Identity Management release that was originally scheduled for release on Friday, July 26, at 8:00 PM CST has been delayed. The release will occur on Friday, August 9, at 8:00 PM CST. A thirty-minute to one-hour outage will occur. A thirty-minute to one-hour outage will occur. This will affect ePassword changes, account claiming, the...