Service Provider Maintenance Scheduled for Box on May 19
Thursday, May 10, 2018 - 8:50amThe vendor does not anticipate a service disruption, but users should be prepared for the possibility of a brief interruption.
Alerts & Notifications
May Microsoft Security Update
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 - 4:16pmMicrosoft Corporation has announced security updates for May that affect Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Windows, and more.
Service Provider Maintenance Will Briefly Affect ENS and NotifyU Text Messaging Services on May 9
Monday, May 7, 2018 - 3:54pmThe maintenance will not affect the University’s ability to send emergency alerts.
Resolved: Intermittent Issue Affecting Pitt Passport-Protected Websites, Including My Pitt
Monday, May 7, 2018 - 2:46pmThe issue has been resolved and full service has been restored.
Resolved: Intermittent Service Provider Issue Affecting Online Survey System (Qualtrics)
Friday, May 4, 2018 - 2:46pmQualtrics resolved the intermittent issue that affected access to some surveys. Full service has been restored.
Update: Feature Change for Electronic Lab Notebooks (LabArchives) Effective May 23
Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 2:50pmMicrosoft Office Online becomes the standard document editor.
Phishing Alert: Email Scam Claims Evidence of Recipient Visiting Adult Website; Attempts to Extort Money
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 11:30amThere is no indication that the perpetrators of this scam possess any such evidence.
Service Provider Maintenance Affects Online Survey System (Qualtrics) on May 1
Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 3:25pmUsers may experience a brief service disruption between 10 and 11 p.m.
Completed: CourseWeb (Blackboard Learn) Extended Maintenance on May 2–3
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 4:29pmCourseWeb is now available.
Resolved: Intermittent Microsoft Issue Affecting Outbound Calls from Skype for Business Phones
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 4:48pmMicrosoft has resolved the issue and restored full service.
Resolved: Intermittent Microsoft Issue May Cause Delay When Opening Office 365 Documents in SharePoint Online
Monday, April 16, 2018 - 12:59pmMicrosoft has resolved the issue and restored full service.
Phishing Alert: Dropbox Email Scam Mimics Pitt Passport Login Page
Monday, April 16, 2018 - 11:46amA new email scam claims you have a file waiting in Dropbox and includes a link to a fake Pitt Passport login page.
Update: Verizon Issue Affecting Multifactor Authentication “Call Me” Option; Verizon Recommends Restarting Phones to Resolve.
Friday, April 13, 2018 - 10:17amAlternate multifactor authentication options, such as push notifications and passcodes, are not affected.
April Microsoft Security Update
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 3:50pmMicrosoft has announced security updates for April that affect Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office, and more.
Google Chrome to Stop Trusting Symantec Certificates on April 17, 2018
Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 8:59amAfter April 17, visiting any website that uses a Symantec-issued SSL/TLS certificate will cause a warning message to display in Chrome.
Drupal Releases Security Update
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 3:39pmDrupal has released a security update to address several critical vulnerabilities in its content management software.
Duo Technical Support for Apple iOS 9 and Android 5 Smartphones to End
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 4:41pmOn Sunday, April 1, 2018, Duo ends technical support for the Duo Mobile application on smartphones that run Apple iOS 9 and Android 5.
Reminder: Not Expecting a Multifactor Authentication Login Request? Deny It.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 4:04pmLearn what to do if you receive an unexpected multifactor authentication request not related to your login attempt.
Resolved: Microsoft Issue Affects International Calling from Skype for Business Phones
Monday, March 19, 2018 - 3:42pmMicrosoft has resolved the issue that affected the ability to dial internationally using Skype for Business phones.
Service Provider Maintenance Affects Turnitin Feature of CourseWeb (Blackboard Learn) on March 17
Friday, March 16, 2018 - 11:11amTurnitin will be unavailable in CourseWeb from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 17.