The Office of Cybersecurity recently released a warning about Dell’s SupportAssist software containing a set of critical security vulnerabilities and recommending that systems with affected versions should be updated “at the earliest opportunity” (see below …
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Dave Pagenkopf named Deputy CIO
The Deputy Chief Information Officer is responsible for the 4 major core areas of IT at DoIT. Dave began his new role May 1.
Adobe Acrobat DC
Sometime within the past couple of months, the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat DC begun incorporating the new Adobe licensing model, forcing users to use their federated ID to login before using the application. …
Palo Alto Firewall Updates
Endpoint Management is currently engaging in a project to clean up the Palo Alto firewall configuration for networks we manage. The process started last week and will likely continue for the next few. EPM is …
macOS Mojave
Dear DoIT Departmental Support Customers, As many of you may have heard, Apple has released its latest update for MacOS, OSX 10.14 “Mojave.” This is always an exciting time for Apple users and this update …
Cisco Webex
Dear Departmental Support Customers, On Monday, January 28, Webex will become available for all campus faculty and staff. Webex Meetings and Webex Teams will be accessible via any browser and also available as desktop applications. …
Don’t forget, DoIT is here to help!
Dear DoIT VIP Customer: As we enter into the fall semester, we wanted to take an opportunity to remind you that DoIT is here to help with your technology needs. To view all of the …
The Pentateuch (well, sort of)…
As far back as the Confirmation classes I took when I was in middle school (which I remember being called Junior High School), I’ve always thought of the first five books of the Bible as setting the baseline for how people should act. Our pastors and teachers called these books The Pentateuch…
Moving beyond FUD, Part II
As a general rule, fear, uncertainty and doubt (known as FUD in cybersecurity circles) are discouraged as an effective method of influencing audiences. Is there ever a situation where FUD is useful? Sam Curry is …
Moving beyond FUD, Part I
The CISO’s Perspective 2018 – June At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we know the higher education and research communities are, in practice and by necessity, an open and collaborative society driven by the need to …