The cost for using the tool was previously covered by students who purchased individual subscriptions. This new license will allow all UW–Madison students to use the tool with no purchase required. Learn more.
September 2022 BigFix Patch Notes
Next Tuesday (09/20/2022) is our monthly patch day! We will be applying various OS and application updates to managed computers.
Dimming the light on Silverlight
On Tuesday, 20 September 2022, Departmental Support will begin uninstalling Microsoft Silverlight from managed computers. Microsoft stopped supporting Silverlight in October 2021 and has stopped patching it with security updates. We believe that this will …
Network firewall work: September update
Cybersecurity to the Edge (C2E) is a broad set of initiatives to reduce risk across the campus landscape. A high priority: improving campus network protection (aka “the firewall”). Learn about the team’s progress.
Apply today! Join the UW IT Mentoring cohort
UW IT Mentoring invites employees to apply as a mentor or mentee for the fall 2022-spring 2023 cohort. Applications are open through Wed, Sep 28. Learn more about the program and how to apply.
How to protect yourself from drop USB attacks
Imagine you find a USB drive somewhere on campus, or perhaps receive one for free in the mail. What do you do? Or more importantly, what shouldn’t you do?
Cybersecurity Announcement: WordPress Releases Patch for High Severity SQL Injection Vulnerability
WordPress has released version 6.0.2. This security and maintenance release contains patches for 3 vulnerabilities, including a high severity SQL Injection vulnerability in the Links functionality (CVSS Score of 8.0), as well as two Medium Severity Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity Announcement: Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2022-36804)
Atlassian has published a security advisory warning Bitbucket Server and Data Center users of a critical security flaw that allows remote attackers with access to public repositories or read access to private Bitbucket repositories to execute arbitrary code.
Campus Active Directory Services: August updates
Campus Active Directory Services (CADS) shared some updates at a recent AD Community Time event. If you missed the session, you can find the summary here.
8/29 phishing alert! Subject: “School Job Offer”
Watch out for an active phishing campaign on campus in which the attacker offers a a part-time, work-from-home job.