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Security Best Practices

OIT has integrated industry standard best practices into their computer management. The following items are just a few best practices;

Principle of Least Privileged User
Secure passwords
Computers joined to Tufts Domain to leverage security policies
Customized Operating System installations with unnecessary services disabled
Local Firewalls enabled
Network Firewalls for sensitive data or research equipment
Whole Disk Encryption for laptops with sensitive data
Identity Finder scanning for sensitive data

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Alerts

Blackberry (BES) Retirement

Due to the diminished number of Blackberry devices on campus, the Blackberry Enterprise Service will be retired. As part of this process, UIT will stop adding users to the service after June 30th, 2012. As of June 30, 2013 the service will be completely retired.

To prepare for this, we recommend that you switch to using ...

Your Mailbox is almost Full!

I received a message regarding my mailbox being almost full. How do I know if it is real or not?

Tufts does send out notices when your mailbox nears capacity, but you may also receive fake messages regarding your mailbox as well. What is important to note is that Tufts will never send you a link ...

News

Tufts CTSI Profiles

Scientists and researchers throughout the Tufts community have a new way to connect online. On February 14, 2013, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Tufts CTSI) and Tufts University launched Profiles, a free, web-based research networking tool designed to promote collaboration.

Available at https://profiles.med.tufts.edu, Tufts CTSI Profiles is a publicly accessible library of web-based electronic ...

Changes to Printing

In early October, OIT made two important changes that affect how printers can be installed on computers. Prior to this change, OIT had to perform the installation of on-campus printers, while a special administrator or “auser” account was necessary to install a personal printer at home.

The first change is that installing a personal printer no ...

Tufts acquires Site License for ChemDraw Pro

Tufts has recently acquired a site license for ChemDraw by PerkinElmer Informatics.

ChemDraw Pro is a software package that allows for the drawing of basic chemical structure and provides Chemical query properties. The ability to create and edit templates and nicknames, Annotation, Relative Stereochemistry, ISIS/Draw Compatibility, support for ISIS-style Data SGroups, Chemical File Formats, Expansion of ...

Maintenance Windows for Tufts Services

Tufts University IT has two defined “Maintenance Windows”. A Maintenance Window is a period of time when services may not be available due to maintenance. Not all maintenance windows are used, but users should not expect services to be accessible during the scheduled maintenance windows.

Sunday 6:00 am to 10:00 am
Friday (Morning) 12:00 am to 2:00 ...
How can I donate or recycle my computer?
Tufts University has a computer donation program available for computers that are no more than 4 years old. If your computer is no more than 4 years old and you wish to donate it to a non-profit organization in the area, please contact OIT, who will initiate the donation process.

If your computer is older than ...