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MIT’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) played a key role in a groundbreaking experiment that used the Institute’s existing fiber optic cables to image the ground beneath campus, a technique with significant potential for seismic hazard assessment.
MIT community members who use LastPass should be aware of an upcoming mandatory change to their account that requires user action. Users with accounts created before August 5, 2024, will be prompted to request a Privacy Enhancement in LastPass that will encrypt URLs.
Renew your digital certificates before they expire on July 30. Certain web applications continue to require authentication using a personal certificate rather than Touchstone, so IS&T recommends keeping your MIT certificate up to date.
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.
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.
To help strengthen the cybersecurity of the Institute's infrastructure, the MIT and MIT GUEST wireless networks will be changing in January.
Scammers are getting smarter. Learn how to identify and avoid phishing attempts with these tips.
If you work or study at MIT and need to change your Kerberos password, you have several methods to choose from.
IS&T is moving forward with the full migration of MIT’s email and calendaring accounts to cloud-based Exchange Online.
Here is what graduating students should do to preserve their digital assets before their MIT accounts are deactivated.