Latest UD Information Technologies report published

1:27 p.m., Sept. 22, 2015--University of Delaware Information Technologies has published its September 2015 Activity Report.

The report details IT projects since May 20, 2015, and provides news about upcoming events.

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This activity report talks about the new My UD Business service, urges UD employees to sign up for two-factor authentication to better protect their computer accounts, and invites UD faculty and staff to the annual Tech Fair (Oct. 28).

The Information Security section of the report introduces Identity Finder, software UD faculty and staff can use to scan their computers for sensitive information like Social Security numbers, and summarizes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's findings from their June 2015 scan of the University's network.

The report also contains information about:

• Upgrades to classroom wireless access points;
• Upcoming research computing events;
• A new UD capture service for faculty;
• UD business systems;
• Other information security developments;
• A redesigned IT home page; and
• Other topics of interest to the campus community.

The full report is available at the IT website.