Updates

It's that time of year! New your MIT certificate by July 30.
Time to renew your MIT certificates!
Thursday, July 13, 2023

Renew your digital certificates before they expire on July 30.

Topics: certificates, certaid, renewal
MIT’s CrashPlan software to be updated on May 15
Thursday, May 11, 2023

On Monday, May 15, computers at MIT running version 10.4.1 of the Code42 backup application will be automatically updated to CrashPlan version 11. This update requires macOS users to grant full-disk access to the CrashPlan application in order to continue backing up successfully.

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LastPass security incident reported
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

In August of 2022, LastPass suffered a security incident, which Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) has been monitoring. New as of March 1, 2023: LastPass has posted a new update on this incident with revised recommended actions.

Topics: security, lastpass, LastPass Enterprise, software, services, MIT LastPass, password, passwords, password management, password storage, store passwords
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Campus Wireless Network Issues
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

IS&T is taking action to identify and address the cause of a series of wireless network disruptions that occurred following a series of recent updates made to improve the security and stability of MIT's IT systems.

Topics: wifi, wireless, network, disruption
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Upcoming changes to MIT’s open WiFi networks
Friday, December 2, 2022

To help strengthen the cybersecurity of the Institute's infrastructure, the MIT and MIT GUEST wireless networks will be changing in January.

Topics: cybersecurity, security, wifi, network
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Learn how to avoid a phishing scam
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Scammers are getting smarter. Learn how to identify and avoid phishing attempts with these tips.

Topics: phishing, scam, scams, scamming, scammers, scammer, security, safety, email safety, email security, email tips
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Incoming students: Prepare for life on campus
Monday, August 15, 2022

Get ready for your life on the MIT campus with these IT-related tips and resources.

Topics: security, incoming students, incoming freshmen, freshmen, Dropbox, drupal, drupal cloud, free software, cloud services, eduroam, GitHub, MIT Mobile, microsoft, microsoft office, matlab
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Incoming students: Get useful applications and services
Monday, July 25, 2022

Find out about all of the software and cloud-based services you have access to while you’re an MIT student and how to access them.

Topics: incoming students, free software, cloud services, Dropbox, onedrive, GitHub
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Incoming students: Secure your account, devices, and data
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Here’s what IS&T recommends you do to be digitally secure at MIT.

Topics: incoming students, incoming freshman, new students, back to school, new student, Kerberos, MIT Certificate, certificate, duo, email, SIPB Mailto
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Incoming students: Start your computing life at MIT
Monday, June 27, 2022

Here’s information about the type of computer you’ll need as an MIT student, how to create your digital identity at MIT, and where to find key information about IT at the Institute.

Topics: back to school, incoming students, hardware, mobile, OS, operating system, resources, KB, knowledge base, windows, mac, linux

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