Monthly Archives: March 2009

UIT Information Security Issues a Malware Security Bulletin

As you may know, there is an unpleasant piece of malware called Conficker or Downadup, which has been in the wild, targeting Microsoft Windows computers since October 2008. Security researchers are now reporting that infected machines may collectively go into … Continue reading

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AquaPedia Beta Site Launched with Water & Diplomacy Case Studies

With help from UIT Academic Technology, Professor Shafiqul Islam and a group of graduate students from the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department have developed a customized, wiki-based web site with the goal of creating an international, interactive repository of shared … Continue reading

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Spark 2.0 Beta Released – Your Feedback Welcome!

This new design of the Spark website is aimed toward improving usability, support, and discovery of Spark-enabled activities across the university. Explore the new interface and send us your feedback. Spark is a suite of communication and collaboration tools sponsored … Continue reading

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UIT Information Security Enhances Application Security with AppScan

In a world where “web-enabled” is the order of the day, the ability to perform automated technical security assessments of applications that hold Tufts most critical and sensitive data is a necessity. To address this security challenge, UIT Information Security … Continue reading

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UIT Administrative Computing Completes Successful PeopleSoft Upgrade

UIT Administrative Computing recently completed a successful upgrade of the PeopleSoft Human Resources System to version 9.0. Some of the benefits and additional functionality are readily visible to users of the system, such as the redesigned Self Service user interface, … Continue reading

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