October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and OCU is spreading awareness through various updates to the OCU information systems including safe attachments, safe links, Cloudflare, and sensitivity labels as well as sending out a plethora of announcements informing students how they can make safer online choices.
Campus tech implements email filtering service
Campus Technology Services began using the Barracuda Networks system to filter unwanted, phishing and scam emails from campus members’ inboxes.
Campus tech upgrades Cokesbury network
Campus technology services are updating the wireless internet network in the Cokesbury Court Apartments.
New printer networks changed from “okcuprint”
Campus technology has created new printing networks to replace “okcuprint” after transitioning to new printers and copiers.
Students concerned with Wi-Fi upgrade, coverage
Some students are currently having trouble with Wi-Fi on campus.
Students given updated access to printers across campus
New printers with updated software are being installed in multiple buildings, including resident hall lobbies.
Campus technology updates copiers across campus
OCU is due for some new copiers, and the campus technology department is working on that mission.
Opinion: An Interview with a Copier
Jessica Vanek interviews the veteran technology on our campus.
Cybersecurity Awareness month underway, intends to spread awareness of technology security
This year OCU will participate in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Campus tech to upgrade internet bandwidth on campus
OCU is set to receive new technology upgrades on campus. Campus tech officials are reportedly doubling the internet bandwidth on campus, increasing internet speeds in both wired and wireless connections. “It will not do anything specifically to the Wi-Fi,” said Gerry Hunt, chief information officer for campus technology services. “The speed to getting to resources…
Officials leave OrgSync behind, transition to more streamlined platform
Administrators are looking to engage with students through an updated service, Engage.
Campus Technology officials seek to hire more student employees
Campus Technology Services officials are looking for more employees to increase efficiency.
Editorial: Bring attention to websites incorrectly blocked on Wi-Fi
Campus Wi-Fi blocks certain websites for various reasons, but officials should ensure they’re blocking the right sites for the right reasons.
Campus Wi-Fi experiences increased failures
Students recently reported problems with frequent Wi-Fi failure, sometimes for several minutes at a time.
Campus Tech unable to retrieve help requests
Campus Technology officials are attempting to catch up on work orders and determine whose requests were missed following a program malfunction earlier this month.
Editor comments on increasing scam emails
The student email system recently became the target of a series of scam emails. These messages, claiming to come from internal webmail service, ask the receiver to “verify your account information” or “update your webmail account.”
Network access issues reported across campus
Campus Technology Services has sent out an email regarding network internet issues this morning.
