Due to the recent web volume migrations for W and I drives, Mac users and Linux users will need to modify their drive mappings in order to access their web data. Our documentation for accessing the shared drives remotely have been updated. Accessing department web drives for Mac users Accessing department web drives for Linux
In an effort to provide greater stability for our web server, we will be migrating our legacy web volumes (W: and I: drives) on Tuesday, June 24th at approximately 7PM to a new location. There will be a brief five minute outage of our web services during this migration. Once the migration is completed, Mac
Several months ago UF IT began offering a new cloud based email system, Office 365, for students. This replaces the aging Gatorlink WebMail system. This new system provides students with a large email quota, an enhanced modern web interface, personal calendaring that is compatible with the on-premises UF Exchange, Lync integration, and more. While all
Due to the recent Heartbleed vulnerability, CLAS will be performing server maintenance this weekend to replace the shibboleth certificates used for Gatorlink Authentication. This will impact all sites using Gatorlink authentication, including WordPress and Shared Services Center Support. Starting Friday at 3pm, users trying to access the WordPress dashboard or submit SSC Support ticketd may
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Faculty and staff can now enroll in the GatorCloud OneDrive service, available through UF’s Cloud Services portfolio. The OneDrive service offers: 25GB of document and file storage Access to MS Office Online web applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote) Approved cloud based storage of UF restricted data, excluding Protected Health Information (PHI) Related Links UF
A critical vulnerability that impacts all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer is actively being exploited by malicious attackers. Microsoft has not yet released patch for this vulnerability. The UF Information Security Office recommends that users avoid using Internet Explorer when possible until a patch is made available. Users should consider using an alternate web browser
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By now, most of you have heard about the “Heartbleed” security vulnerability. It has impacted a large portion of web-sites on the internet, and has been reported on in multiple sources of media. This vulnerability exposes the top secret key that is used to protect the data sent between a web-site and end user. With
To protect computers from attacks, RTF files will be temporarily blocked from opening in Microsoft Word and Outlook. Read More
After 12 years of support, Microsoft will end updates for Windows XP on Tuesday, April 8. The operating system will still run, but technical assistance and automatic updates will no longer be available. Since this leaves the operating system more vulnerable to security risks and viruses, staff with machines running Windows XP should consult with
Based on feedback received, Disbursements has the following recommendations associated with browsers that work with the system, proper settings for Java, and security to utilize the system. This should correct issues such as having the system lock up on them as they are entering or searching data, fields not appearing, etc. Please ensure that you