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IT Update: November 2020

November brings the last day of on-campus classes on November 20, along with graduation ceremonies on November 20-22. IT continues to work on a large scale and small scale infrastructure projects.
Large Scale Projects and Renovations
  • Hale Library – basement, 4th, and 5th floors
  • McCain Auditorium Expansion
  • Multicultural Center
  • Athletics – South Endzone expansion

Smaller Scale Infrastructure Projects

  • Fairchild – multiple room upgrades
  • ICE – clinical recording system
  • Polytechnic – preparation for Core upgrades over Winter Break
  • Vet Med complex – multiple projects
  • Athletics – multiple projects

The Financial Information System (FIS) will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Saturday, November 21, through 6 p.m., Sunday, November 22. Once the monthly maintenance is complete, FIS will available for your use.

HRIS, KSIS, and DARS will be unavailable from midnight – 4 a.m. Sunday, December 6Maintenance will be performed on the Oracle PeopleSoft systems.

The Division of Information Technology had to increase the Cybersecurity Awareness Training’s licensing, which was a good thing for security, yet bad for customer service. The training is available from Canvas. If you have not completed the training, the link is available here.

On Monday, November 9, K-Staters were bombarded with a phishing scam that replicated the sign in page. When signing in to the link, there was a request for the user’s social security number. If you fell prey to the scam, please read the article and follow the suggestions to reduce the possibility of identity theft.

Technical training opportunities are posted on the website.

Comparison of Phishing Scams and Compromised eIDs Jan. 1 – Nov. 1

YTD 2020 YTD 2019 YTD 2018
Compromised eIDs 406 549 518
Phishing scams 1056 1127 450
Phishing scam tickets processed 2700 2819 1956

 

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