Face2Face With Colleen Bishop
Colleen Bishop recently took over as the director of the Learning Systems group for VCU Technology Services this summer. We gave Colleen some time to get acclimated to her new surroundings and then we sat down with her to see how the new job was going. Check out the video below to find out about Colleen’s […]
Your Data Now Available Via Employee Tab In myVCU Portal
The VCU Technology Services Web Services team has been working hard with VCU Human Resources to make it easier to access employee data in the myVCU Portal. Log into the portal today and at the top you will see the Employee tab that contains all your up-to-date leave balances and pay stubs. Just click on that […]
Tech Fair 2011: Learning Systems
Another video from VCU’s 2011 Tech Fair last April. We stopped by to speak with Jana Avery about the happenings with VCU Technology Services’ Learning Systems group. By the way, Colleen Bishop has taken over as the manager of that group. We are sitting down with Colleen this week to talk about her new role with […]
Tech Fair 2011: getIT or fixIT?
We visited the getIT, well fixIT too, table at the 2011 Tech Fair to get the latest intel, pun intended, on what they have to offer the VCU community. getIT has educational pricing on Apple, Dell and Lenovo systems for the campus community. fixIT can provide on campus service for any issues or upgrades. Their […]
Tech Fair 2011: VCU helpIT Center
At the VCU 2011 Tech Fair last April we stopped by to talk with Rami Hatoum of the VCU helpIT Center. Need help with your eID? Call VCU helpIT Center. Need help with your computer’s janky hard drive? Walk up to the service counter and they can assist. Wonder how to insert a video into […]
Tech Fair 2011: VCUCard
We stopped by the VCUCard table at Tech Fair 2011 in April to get the scoop on their services for the coming year. VCUCard has been busy producing thousands of identification cards for new students this summer. Check out the video below for some of the ways to use the card and the new online card office.
Should I Change My Password? There’s A Website For That!
By Dan Han, VCU Information Security Officer In response to the string of attacks that exposed millions of user credentials to the hacker community and public, a security researcher has setup a searchable database that allows people to check whether if their credentials have been compromised and made available to the public. The site, shouldichangemypassword.com, allows […]
[UPDATE] Is Your Password Safe? (6/17/11)
By Dan Han, Information Security Officer [UPDATE] Gizmodo just released an online searchable database that can help users to check whether if their email passwords are disclosed by LulzSec in their recent disclosure. The link can be found here. If you are concerned about the safety of your personal email, Paypal, or other online accounts, you […]
When Angry birds turns Bad…A Security Brief
By Dan Han, VCU Information Security Officer In the recent weeks, The Google Android market has seen an uptick of malware infected applications. Among these malware infected applications, a new variant of stealthy malware was detected. These malware are designed to install itself onto a victim’s Android based smartphone or tablet, and subsequently collect user’s […]
Google Dropping Support For Older Browsers
Google announced today that they are dropping web application support for older browsers beginning on August 1, 2011. The affected browsers are Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 7, and Safari 3. Google says that they need to do this in order to support new, HTML5-based, features for Gmail, Google Docs and other products. Google also laid out plans […]