Information technology never sleeps. IT news happens regularly across campus and beyond. Here’s the latest from IT @ UW-Madison, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Governance and more.
IT News
Life Hack: A cautionary tale about our digital privacy
Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Location: The Marquee Theater, Union South Time: 5:30 p.m. doors open; 5:45 – 7:30 p.m. film screening Cost: Free to attend; plus pizza, popcorn and beverages In case you missed… Continue Reading Life Hack: A cautionary tale about our digital privacy
September 19, 2018
3 tips to help you identify your UW or personal google accounts
Everyone with an active NetID has a FREE UW–Madison G Suite* account. But some individuals may have trouble identifying it from their personal Google account. The problem usually surfaces when you’re trying to access a… Continue Reading 3 tips to help you identify your UW or personal google accounts
September 10, 2018
Help us with your feedback and earn $25/hour
If you’d like extra cash while adding to the quality of student life, we’d love to hear from you. The Student Advisory Group of the UW-Madison Division of Information Technology (DoIT), is offering $25 per… Continue Reading Help us with your feedback and earn $25/hour
September 10, 2018
Survey: more students adopting official UW services
Annual Campus Computing Survey shows student preferences for UW-licensed cloud applications over personal accounts have increased significantly. Continue Reading Survey: more students adopting official UW services
September 10, 2018
Stata Day at UW-Madison
Stata is data analysis software provided at no additional cost to campus faculty, staff and students. It’s available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Visit our Campus Software Library to download and install it. Stata’s Chuck Huber will visit… Continue Reading Stata Day at UW-Madison
September 5, 2018
Campus IT community invited to listening sessions
Staff responsible for delivering information technology on the Madison campus are invited to join CIO Lois Brooks for one of several Listening Sessions during the month of September. For details, and to sign up, go… Continue Reading Campus IT community invited to listening sessions
August 29, 2018
Treige to lead Digital Accessibility & User Experience Center
Phyllis Treige has been selected to lead the UW-Madison Center for Digital Accessibility and User Experience, a new effort to provide resources campus wide to create and sustain high-quality, usable, and accessible digital services for… Continue Reading Treige to lead Digital Accessibility & User Experience Center
August 27, 2018
10 things to know in your first week on campus
Before classes start, get tech-ready with these 10 tips so you have all the apps and tools necessary to get through the semester. Bookmark MyUW to get access to any and everything like tuition and… Continue Reading 10 things to know in your first week on campus
August 27, 2018
6 Sites for free alternative textbooks
You don’t need us to tell you that text books are expensive. If you need to find free alternatives, or if you are simply looking for reference materials, you will find free textbooks on topics… Continue Reading 6 Sites for free alternative textbooks
August 27, 2018
Making the world more accessible, one document at a time
You don’t have to be an engineer, architect, planner, or even a web developer to help make the world a more accessible place. There is something all of us can do; learn to make our… Continue Reading Making the world more accessible, one document at a time
August 27, 2018
Learn which collaboration tools are best for you
If you're not using the UW–Madison versions of Google Drive, Box and Office 365 OneDrive and DoIT Shared Drive, you should. Here's why and how they compare. Continue Reading Learn which collaboration tools are best for you
August 27, 2018
Want a great start to the semester? Turn to MyUW
Learn about the MyUW apps that you'll use most often. Use the drag and drop options to personalize your dashboard and make MyUW-yours! Continue Reading Want a great start to the semester? Turn to MyUW
August 25, 2018
Avoid file loss when you use Box Drive or Box Sync
Learn about the two separate Box desktop applications and why you should not install both on your computer. Continue Reading Avoid file loss when you use Box Drive or Box Sync
August 23, 2018Meet the candidates for IT Portfolio Manager
The UW-Madison Office of the CIO is pleased to announce three finalists for the new position of IT Portfolio Manager. As part of their final interview process, each will give a 30 minute presentation, followed by Q&A. You are invited to participate. Continue Reading Meet the candidates for IT Portfolio Manager
August 15, 2018
Why you need to use your UW–Madison Google, Box and OneDrive accounts
Learn why you should always use your official UW–Madison Google Drive, Box, and OneDrive accounts (sign in with your NetID@wisc.edu) to protect yourself and University documents and data. Continue Reading Why you need to use your UW–Madison Google, Box and OneDrive accounts
August 13, 2018- More IT News posts
The CISO's Perspective
Life Hack: A cautionary tale about our digital privacy
Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Location: The Marquee Theater, Union South Time: 5:30 p.m. doors open; 5:45 – 7:30 p.m. film screening Cost: Free to attend; plus pizza, popcorn and beverages In case you missed… Continue Reading Life Hack: A cautionary tale about our digital privacy
September 19, 2018
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… Continue Reading Moving beyond FUD, Part II
July 19, 2018
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… Continue Reading Moving beyond FUD, Part I
July 19, 2018
How many padlocks do we need on our data?
We've been very busy in the Office of Cybersecurity. But now I can get back to sharing my thoughts on an important topic — multi-factor authentication. Continue Reading How many padlocks do we need on our data?
April 10, 2018
Social engineering attacks on the rise in higher education
Social engineering attacks are on the rise in higher education. In 2017, Canada’s CBC News reported that MacEwan University in Edmonton was defrauded of $11.8 million after a staff member fell victim to a phishing… Continue Reading Social engineering attacks on the rise in higher education
March 26, 2018- More Cybersecurity Blog posts
IT Events
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- October
- October 3Stata Training Day Stata’s Chuck Huber provides a day of in-person training for UW-Madison8:30 AM, Registrar's Office, Room 11301, 333 East Campus Mall
- October 4