News

Passcode will be disabled for all logins except for Learn and Quest.

 The existing Voicemail and IVR/Menu system Office Linx will be upgraded to Avaya IX Messaging

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

IST has started work to clean up dormant SharePoint and Teams sites. Owners of dormant SharePoint and Teams sites will receive an email if no activity is detected on their sites within 426 days.

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

The legacy single response report is a URL that displays a report for a single survey response. It is formatted like below:

https://qualtrics.com/CP/Report.php?SID={surveyId}&R={responseId}&ResponseSummary=True

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

Best practices on how to protect yourself from cyber criminals.

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.

• IST has migrated all videos from Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint). 
• Stream (Classic) will be retired on October 15th, 2023