Unit: Office of Academic Technologies

Help others stay secure online: Be a cyberchampion!

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We have covered several methods cybercriminals use to get your information or your money. Hopefully, you have learned a lot and have taken steps to make your online presence more secure. However, there is more to cybersecurity than just protecting yourself. Cyberchampions actively help others around them avoid traps set by cyberthieves and reduce human error, the leading vulnerability to cybercrime. This makes cyberchampions invaluable to their families and social groups and in workplaces.

Know how to protect your accounts

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Cybercriminals don’t need to break into secure systems if they can get your password and bypass your other security measures. Here are four tips to help you protect your accounts and passwords.

5 common scams that target Redbirds

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You might imagine hackers using sophisticated software to break through high-tech firewalls to steal your information. In the real world, criminals use phishing and social engineering attacks to trick people into giving up their credentials or their money. Here are the top five scams that every Redbird should watch out for. “There is a problem

A match made in virtual reality

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Late in December of 2021, Dr. Roy Magnuson, associate professor of music composition and creative technology in the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts, reached out to Craig Jackson, director of Infrastructure Operations and Networking in the Office of Technology Solutions, about a class he was planning to teach during the first half of the

The move to Canvas begins

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The next phase in the transition from ReggieNet to Canvas will start soon, with full implementation scheduled for the fall of 2023.

Help.IllinoisState.edu: A new and improved campus resource

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Keen-eyed Redbird community members may have noticed a new web address pop up in their searches recently—Help.IllinoisState.edu. The new Help site replaces the former ITHelp.IllinoisState.edu and is the starting point for finding select information about Illinois State University. While the Help site has been launched with all the technology information previously found on ITHelp (including