Weekly Tech Update: Your IT News Outlet
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Weekly Tech Update: Your IT News Outlet
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April 7
ShredFest Partnering with ShareFest
This May, ShredFest and are combining forces to help the Miami and Oxford communities.
At ShredFest in Middletown and Hamilton, we will have containers where you can drop off your electronic waste and we will bring it to ShareFest for you, and at every ShredFest location, we will have receptacles this year for you to bring in your old household batteries and printer cartridges for proper disposal.
As a reminder, a mobile shredder will visit the regional campuses on Monday, May 12. It will be at Middletown in the parking lot outside of Johnston Hall from 9-11 a.m. and at Hamilton in the parking lot outside Wilks Conference Center from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
The shredder will be on the Oxford campus on Tuesday, May 13, between 12 and 4 p.m. at Cook Field (near Pulley Tower).
For more information on the ShredFest event, please visit MiamiOH.edu/ShredFest or contact: Randy Hollowell (IT Services).
Oracle Data Breach
It was announced last week that Oracle Cloud was the target of a major breach. Even though 黑料社区 does NOT officially use Oracle Cloud, some email addresses from our domain were contained in the data made available on the dark web. This includes sensitive authentication-related data and directory information linked with the Oracle accounts.
At this time, we don’t believe there is any impact to Miami accounts or production services, however, to be safe, the Information Security Office (ISO) is recommending that all Miami staff and faculty who have Oracle accounts change their password.
If you or your department uses Oracle Cloud for any Miami projects, you are requested to reach out to the ISO at infosec@MiamiOH.edu immediately. Also, contact the ISO if you have any questions about this situation.
For more information, visit our article here.
Chili Challenge Recap
Last week, IT Services gathered alongside other university departments for the annual Fire & Ice Chili Challenge. It was a fierce competition with all our contestants working hard to create the best chili. After careful deliberation from our judges, this year's winner was David Hummel, the director of digital services for Advancement!
Congratulations to David and all our contestants! Stay tuned for a full recap of the competition.
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