Several UW departments, including the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, Records Management and the Registrar, will be hosting a series of Zoom events to observe Compliance & Ethics Week, Jan. 9-13.
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Learn what happens to your IT services when you retire
Your access to email, data storage and other IT services changes or expires after your affiliations with the University change.
Free captioning training and services available for high-impact videos
Learn how to get your high-impact videos captioned without charge by UW-IT’s Accessible Technology Services. Many of UW’s videos made by various groups for YouTube are not captioned, or rely on YouTube’s auto-generated captions, which are most often not accurate enough.
Stay cyber-safe during your holiday travels
Traveling during the holidays? Learn how to keep your mobile devices and your data safe — and pick up other travel tips with this handy guide.
Stay connected with MyUW mobile app for iPhone and Android
MyUW app make it easy for you to stay connected to resources and content you need every day, including quick links to Workday, Husky Card and Directory Search, among others.
Collaboration tools tip of the month: Get more out of UW Office 365
The Visio app lets users create, edit, and share professional diagrams on Mac and Windows computers, and integrates easily with other Microsoft products, including Teams.
Students may need flexibility as they adjust to 2FA/Duo
Students are now using two-factor authentication (2FA with their UW NetIDs, and may need extra time or IT help if they forget their 2FA device or accidentally get locked out.
Google Jamboard makes it easy to collaborate on big and small ideas
Google Jamboard is a real-time collaborative digital whiteboard that allows you and your peers to draw, write and post photos and graphics — bringing your ideas to life.
Watch out for holiday scammers
In this season of giving, be on the alert for the takers — Cybercriminals taking advantage of people’s generosity during the holiday season. Check out these helpful tips from CISO.
Warnings will be added to potentially suspicious emails
Email warning tags will begin to appear at the top of certain messages starting November 15 for users who receive their email via UW Exchange or UW Google. A warning will be added when a message is from an unknown sender or includes links to fake websites, among other triggers.