Postponed: New Multifactor Authentication for External Collaborators Using Box
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 4:34pmThe security enhancement scheduled for March 21-22 has been postponed; no further action is required of users.
Alerts and Announcements
Postponed: Network Maintenance for Pittsburgh Campus Firewalls on March 13
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 3:44pmIn order to accommodate a University event on March 13, the network maintenance has been postponed.
RESOLVED: Phone Service Interruption Affecting Petersen Events Center
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 1:22pmThe issue has been resolved and phone services have been restored.
Scheduled Maintenance to Affect My Pitt (my.pitt.edu) on Saturday–Sunday, Mar. 14–15
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 11:31amUniversity services will remain available through AskCathy (askcathy.pitt.edu) during the maintenance period.
Nightly Microsoft Windows Scans Scheduled to Start March 4
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 10:49amNightly Port and Operating System (OS) scans set up to identify and remediate unsupported versions of Windows 2008 Server and Windows 7.
RESOLVED: Issue Affecting Access to Tableau Server
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 12:23pmFull functionality has been restored.
Resolved: Intermittent Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 5:24pmWe've worked with the vendor to mitigate Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Full PittNet Wi-Fi service has been restored.
Lecture Capture (Panopto) is Relocating Some Course Content in March
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 2:18pmFall 2019 course content is affected if it was linked from Lecture Capture to Canvas.
MyResNet Maintenance Scheduled on March 10
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 11:39amMaintenance is scheduled from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.
MyResNet Maintenance Scheduled for Brackenridge Hall on March 9
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 11:37amStudents may experience intermittent MyResNet service disruptions during the maintenance period.
Brief Interruption Affected Some Departmental VMware Services this Morning
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 10:22amPitt IT engineers continue to monitor and are investigating the cause of the issue.
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Monthly Vendor Maintenance Scheduled for Feb. 29 – March 1
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 1:51pmVendor maintenance will be performed on the Student Information System (PeopleSoft and PeopleSoft Mobile) beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29. This work is expected to last until 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 1.
RESOLVED: Workaround for Issue Affecting Access to Faculty Information System (Elements)
Monday, February 17, 2020 - 10:31amThe issue has been resolved and full service has been restored.
RESOLVED: PittNet Wi-Fi and Wired Network Service Restored
Sunday, February 16, 2020 - 3:15pmPitt IT has completed emergency network maintenance and restored PittNet Wi-Fi and Wired service to all previously impacted locations.
RESOLVED: My Pitt Back Online
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 9:55amMy Pitt is back online, and we are continuing to monitor it.
A New Federated Authorization Request Site is Coming Soon
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 9:48amA new self-service community will let faculty and staff complete Federated Authorization Requests online.
Office 365 Video Content Begins Moving to Stream on March 1
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 4:00pmExisting Office 365 Video embed codes and links to videos will continue to work.
February Microsoft Security Update
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 3:56pmMicrosoft has announced vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, and more.
Power Issues Cause of Intermittent Network/Voice Service Disruptions in Hieber Building
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:34pmDuquesne Light is aware of the power issues in the area and working to resolve them.
Coronavirus Scare Spawning Phishing Scams
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 4:00pmThe spread of the coronavirus has spawned many phishing campaigns, scaring recipients into clicking on harmful links or attachments in emails, text messages, or social media posts.