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Jul 26, 2023

OIT, in collaboration with the IT Leaders of our schools and colleges, will be simulating a data center outage to test, verify and remediate our planned failover capabilities. Planned failover testing of the North Classroom Data Center is on Sunday, July 30th. This is an estimated 8-hour testing window from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm to evaluate system backup processes and remediate any issues that present. To test these processes, we will be simulating a network outage, but no power or devices will actually be turned off.

Jun 15, 2023

Primary security concerns with AI at the university include attackers deliberately injecting false information to compromise the integrity of data in machine learning mode and uploading data into AI where is may remain permanently without appropriate university approved protections and security controls.

Jun 15, 2023

The Information Security and IT Compliance (ISIC) team has implemented a new report phishing process in Microsoft Outlook making it easier to report phishing attempts with just a few clicks.

Jan 30, 2023 by April Barr

The AV Equipment and Support service is now available to request as a part of a room reservation in the EMS Room Scheduling System Web App to make event reservations easier! Learn more...

Jan 30, 2023 by Jamie Price

The Wi-Fi upgrades taking place on the CU Anschutz and CU Denver campuses will prepare the university for future growth in technology. You’ll see our work in progress street signs in front of buildings where work is occurring!

Jan 30, 2023

Learn new Microsoft skills, expand your knowledge of applications, or simply elevate your day-to-day work. These lunchtime, instructor-led courses are free for staff, faculty and students.

Nov 15, 2022 by Melissa Koons

October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Office of Security and Compliance (OSC) partnered with security and compliance departments across the university to deliver a month of cybersecurity content. This included webinars, news articles, and sharing best practices information. Each week during the month of October featured a cybersecurity threat prevention tool and explained why they are helpful. While Cybersecurity Awareness Month is over, cybersecurity is a conversation and practice that is relevant every day. Visit the OIT website for more information, FAQs, and resources so that you can take measures to keep your information safe.

Nov 15, 2022

OIT has been reworking our tools and services and we have more to offer than ever before. You might be familiar with the standard tools provided by the university such as Microsoft Office, Zoom, and Canvas, but are you aware of these other programs that you can access for free or at a discounted rate? Here are some software programs available for faculty, staff, and students that you might not be aware of. For a complete list of the software available to university faculty, staff, students, and healthcare professionals, visit our website.

Nov 15, 2022

The Office of Information Technology is recruiting new team members. As we are growing and expanding both on the Anschutz Medical Campus and the Denver campus, we have several open positions we are currently hiring for. OIT is looking for diverse team members to join us at both campuses, so if you or someone you know is looking to join an innovative team, review our open positions and see if one is a good fit.

Sep 20, 2022 by Mimi Cohen Dell

OIT Statuspage is an email and phone messaging system to alert students, staff, and faculty of any system outages. You can customize your notification options by choosing what messages and notifications you receive so that you are only contacted with information relevant to you.

Sep 20, 2022

Training sessions are led by a Microsoft learning consultant and are free of charge for all current faculty, staff, and students. Register for one or more sessions in the series!

Sep 20, 2022

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month - join us for activities throughout the month including the Cybersecurity Threat Prevention and Awareness Round Table at noon on Thursday, October 6.

Aug 12, 2022 by Mimi Cohen Dell

Students, faculty, and staff can sign up for the OIT Statuspage service alerts including a choice of services via email or text.