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GatorMail’s security features like the phish alert button, spam folder, and email encryption help protect users from cyberthreats and provide a secure email experience. GatorMail email encryption is a proactive way to require authentication, protecting sensitive or restricted information from being seen by unauthorized viewers. Note that encryption options are only…
Effective December 31, 2022, Google is applying a storage limitation to UF’s Google Workspace for Education.
On November 1, changes are being made to improve the security of UF GatorMail.
The UF Information Security Office’s annual summer contest is open June 1 – 30, 2022. This year, all you have to do is play Phishle — UFIT’s information security take on the popular game “Worldle®” — to qualify for weekly gift card drawings.
UF will begin applying existing UF email retention policies (Implemented February 2016) to all UFHealth and Pediatrics mailboxes beginning July 1, 2022. All emails in the Inbox and Sent Items folders older than 3 years will be automatically moved to your Deleted Items. See full notice on the Peds…
UFHealth IT will begin requiring 2FA (DUO) logins on Monday 11/8 for all remote logins to the UFH VDI (Virtual Desktop infrastructure) VMware View systems. This includes the Pediatrics Desktop VDI which is hosted in the UFH VDI system. This is the same as the 2FA (DUO) logins now being required…
Networking services have been restored. We apologize for this inconvenience. Original Alert: The UF Campus is currently experiencing networking outages and multiple services are being affected (e.g., Outlook, Zoom, Teams)…
HelpDesk and other Peds web apps are back up and running. UF Health IT SQL Server is back online. Original Alert: Several Peds and UFHealth servers are currently offline, which is affecting the Peds HelpDesk and several other web apps. We are working on the issue and will have this…
NOTE: Pediatrics IT is pushing this new version to the domain computers. No action is needed for your office computers. Read below for updating non-managed and personal computers and mobile devices. Zoom will be enforcing the more secure version 5.0 clients starting May 30, 2020. Information about this change and…
UF is an extremely high-value target for attacks designed to steal data (like financial records and research) as well as the identity information of our students, faculty, and staff. Using a two-factor authentication service is a great way to fight against this type of organized crime…
