Messages sent within the institutional Office 365 system are encrypted by default, but this does not apply when they are sent to external systems, such as Google Apps for students. Continue reading
Featured Announcement
Update to voicemail implementation
A number of concerns about the voicemail to email integration have been surfaced by university stakeholders. Continue reading
New firewall policy
UConn and many other universities were recently victims of a network attack where unrestricted, Internet accessible printers were remotely activated and used to print offensive propaganda. Continue reading
IT Strategic Plan Article
A little over a year ago, we finalized UConn’s five-year strategic plan for information technology. Continue reading
New email enhancement
Plus Email Addressing, also known as sub-addressing, allows you to create variations of a normal email address that will still be delivered to your institutional email account. Continue reading
New IT security resource for community
Threats to personal and institutional information security are an ongoing reality for network connected individuals and organizations. Continue reading
IT Smart: New Business-to-Department service relationship model
Understanding the relationship between services and our community is the key to effectively meeting the needs of our constituents and is the primary perspective that informed the design of our models for service delivery. Continue reading
UConn cable tv going digital
While public broadcast and cable television throughout the country were required to transition from analog to digital, private installations like we have at the University did not have this obligation. Continue reading
DirectAccess service
External access to restricted university resources has traditionally been provided via our authenticated Virtual Private Network (VPN) service. Continue reading
IT Smart: Blackboard’s Portfolio
Portfolio is a tool within UConn’s Blackboard learning management system that enables instructors and students to collect, organize, and share completed work. Continue reading