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New Version of the AnyConnect VPN Client
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, a new version of the Cisco AnyConnect client was deployed. You should get this update automatically when first connecting to http://work2.bumc.bu.edu after this date. This new version of the Cisco AnyConnect client was deployed in order to: • Resolve several major bugs and conflicts with various desktop operating... More
Technology Now: Cloud Computing
The GIR recently produced a new Tech Brief for the community. Click here for the full collection of Tech Briefs. This Tech Brief, "Technology Now: Cloud Computing," explores the entire spectrum of cloud computing programs that offer potentially lower cost, easy-to-use services with high reliability and rapid startup times are now... More
Information Security Awareness Student Video & Poster Contest
Win cash, gain experience, and earn international recognition with one short video or a poster! The EDUCAUSE & Internet2 Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) is conducting a contest in search of short information security awareness videos and posters developed by college students for college students. The contest seeks... More
Information Security Awareness Week: Oct. 1 – Oct. 5
BUMC IT will be in the BUSM Lobby on Monday (10/1), Wednesday (10/3) & Friday (10/5) from 11am-2pm to provide information and answer questions about information security as well as help you properly get rid of old computer hard drives. Bring your old computer hard drives or magnetic tapes, etc. More
Security Alert: Java Vulnerability
A new zero-day vulnerability in Java—a Poison Ivy variant—has been discovered and exploits have been found. The flaw affects all versions of Oracle’s Java 7 (version 1.7) on all supported operating systems. No patch is available at this time. Java 6 and earlier are currently unaffected (although that will possibly... More
HOD Service Upgraded to Support Latest Java Plugin
IS&T has successfully upgraded the Host On-Demand service (used to connect to and use GALAXY) from version 10.0.1 to version 11.0.5. This update fully supports modern browsers, operating systems, and Java plugins, and it does not require any action on your part; the next time you launch HOD it should operate... More
How Can I Protect Myself from Phishing?
If an e-mail asks for your password, it is a scam. Delete it! A popular phishing technique asks you to reply to a message and send your password. As an example, you could receive a message claiming to be from some seemingly official (but non-existent) entity, e.g., “The BU.EDU Upgrade Team,”... More
FreezerPro Software Now Available to the BUMC Community
Boston University Medical Campus is pleased to announce a fully supported, enterprise class biospecimen repository management system, FreezerPro 2012 Enterprise. FreezerPro is a web-based system that will be run on campus by BUMC IT. It will have full technical support including data and system backups. FreezerPro allows users to track their frozen... More
Phishing Scam: “Boston University IT Help Center – Please Upgrade Today!”
Be on the lookout for a new phishing email that is circulating through the BU community. The email appears to come from ithelp@bu.edu and has the subject "Boston University IT Help Center - Please Upgrade Today!" A full transcript of this phishing message can be found below. THIS IS A PHISHING EMAIL... More
CANCELLED: Host On-Demand Upgrade – Sunday, June 17, 2012
The Host On-Demand upgrade could not be completed successfully, so all changes were reversed and the service has been returned to version 10.0.1. We will post an update when the upgrade has been rescheduled. - (See original article from 6/17/12) Early Sunday morning, IS&T will upgrade the Host On-Demand service (used to connect to... More
