Tech Community News

These are meeting notes from the OCIO Leadership Meeting on August 7, 2017.

Whether you’re a Newb, a Wizard or even a Ninja, a cybercriminal can take all the fun out of gaming by luring you into downloading software or clicking a link that infects your computer and exposes your personal info. You can still enjoy gaming with players across the globe by following basic security practices like applying strong passwords, keeping your system current and using common sense (don’t click on weird sh*t).

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) will rollout Office 365 for faculty and staff on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. This opportunity will give access to all faculty, staff, and guests at The Ohio State University giving them access to use the suite in the classroom, at work, and at home on their personal devices.

Similar to Office 365 for Students, this service will provide the following to all qualified faculty and staff:

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has just released a new wireless configuration utility! This new-and-improved tool will automatically configure your personal devices so they can connect to the osuwireless network.

Like many large organizations, Ohio State email accounts continue to be targets of an increasing number of email phishing attacks. We block many of these attacks before they can reach you, but cybercriminals are constantly devising ways to elude our defense systems. Users like you assist us in detecting even more emails by reporting suspicious messages so we can block them before they target other users.