2024 news from IT Services
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New Slack data retention policy
IT Services will be implementing a data retention policy for Slack at the beginning of 2025.
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Changes to University Zoom settings
We are making some changes to how Zoom is used across the University.
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Viking 2 celebration event
Thank you to all those who joined us at last week’s Viking 2 launch event.
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IT Services over summer vacation
There are some important things to keep in mind if you need to use IT services over summer vacation.
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Revoking third-party access into University Google accounts
IT Services are taking measures to enhance our information security and data privacy by reviewing third-party access to University of York Google accounts.
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Don’t get hooked: spot the signs of phishing scams
We’ve recently seen an increase in the number of students receiving spam and phishing emails.
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Important information: Duo phishing scam
We have been made aware of a phishing scam which is being used to compromise institutions' two-factor authentication (2FA).
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Viking 2 celebration event
IT Services are hosting an event to celebrate Viking 2, our high performance compute cluster and its new sustainable home at EcoDataCenter in Sweden.
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New sustainable IT webpage
Beyond technological improvements IT Services is committed to sustainability across our organisation.
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Important information: yearbook scam
We have been alerted to an email scam targeting students by asking them to buy a yearbook.
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IT Services win sustainability award
IT Services have won the award for the Sustainable Digital Project or Initiative at the prestigious UCISA awards.
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Warning from HM Revenue and Customs: don’t become a money mule
We all know that there has been an increase in online scams and fraud targeted at students in recent years. However HMRC are now warning students to make sure they are not inadvertently helping criminals to commit online fraud.
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Changes to requesting software
We’re making improvements to how you request IT software on your University Windows laptop or computer.
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Changes to the University wiki service
This article is for anyone who uses the University’s wiki service to create and host documentation, develop content or share notes.
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Data Privacy Week
This week is Data Privacy Week. As our everyday lives move increasingly online, the week acts as a useful reminder of the importance of online privacy.
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Got a new device?
If you got a new computer, tablet, mobile phone or games console over the Christmas break, find out how to make the most of it and get it working with our services.