OIT Technology News: Summer 2022 Edition

In our summer edition, we look at the latest Security Update, summer plans for STABLE and Cox support, improvements to doing your syllabus in Canvas, and updates to single sign-on and Duo, plus much more.


This issue is dedicated to all of the 鈥擣rom "How Not To Do Incident Response According To Star Wars" to "Hacking Your Brain" and how Star Trek can improve its cybersecurity. You can find all this and more in our latest update.


We are nearing the first anniversary of the launch of STABLE at 91茄子 and we continue to enhance the current functionality while implementing .


As the Cox School of Business renovation begins, OIT has taken measures to services and help.


Last month, OIT Networking Team completed the installation of new equipment in the data centers that could give 91茄子 a in internal and external internet speed.


While we recently had updates to the Duo two-factor authentication mobile app, there are a couple of additional, in the coming weeks.


91茄子 has launched a new service to assist you in building and sharing your syllabi in your courses, Simple Syllabus. Faculty can for their May and Summer Term courses.


If you've been feeling overwhelmed by your inbox lately, to use mylists.smu.edu to get it under control!


A lightweight version of the popular flowcharting and diagramming software , so you can create professional diagrams anytime, anywhere.


CrashPlan enterprise backups of University-owned devices are being migrated to a requiring new backups to be created.


discusses the changes to time zones in courses, fill-in-the-blank questions, and a new way to do your syllabus.


Last month, OIT released a and mission statement for 2022-2025, outlining the various goals and initiatives that will guide our efforts for the next few years.


We have recently updated our my.91茄子 service page with some new tips on using the service with your browser of choice, and we'd like to !


Congratulations to Anthony Mata, a Student Account Advisor in Student Financial Services, for being the winner of our new 64GB iPad Air in the during the 91茄子 President鈥檚 Picnic.