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Starting June 2, 2025, Waterloo students and staff can add pronouns (e.g., she/her, they/them) to their Microsoft 365 profile card.

• Visible in Teams and Outlook Web

• Only shown to people within the University

• Optional and customizable (up to 60 characters)

• Governed by UWaterloo policies

• Misuse can be reported via the EDI-R Advocate tool

Due to Microsoft's global policy changes, the University of Waterloo is required to significantly reduce Microsoft 365 cloud storage usage across campus. This change applies to all user groups, including employees, students, alumni, retirees, and generic accounts.

University’s central WebEx service, uwaterloo.webex.com, will be decommissioned April 30, 2025

On October 1, 2024, we will retire the WatSAFE app and replace it with the Regroup Mobile app. This change is part of a new, integrated Emergency Notification System (ENS) which will be fully implemented by October 1, 2024. 

New version of Microsoft Teams will be enabled for University of Waterloo clients

The current Duo 2FA prompt screen and user interface will be updated, resulting in a new look and feel. 

After further research IST has selected Sentinel One as a antivirus of choice for all the University community.

Cyber Security Awareness Month (Cyber Month) is an internationally recognized campaign held each October to help the public learn more about the importance of cyber security. The campaign helps Canadians stay secure online by teaching them simple steps to protect themselves and their devices.

Tests of our emergency notification system will now happen monthly

Follow these instructions to ensure the WatSAFE app does not offload from your phone 

There is a vulnerability on any Apple device that is being used to spy on apple users.