Last week we kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a bit of information on passwords, the keys to digital kingdoms. This week, we are going to focus on Multifactor Authentication, or MFA. If passwords are the key to the kingdom, then MFA is the retina scanner to the secret lab. Multifactor authentication is defined as a security […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Week 1 – Passwords
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we will be sending out some information to cover hot topics in the Cybersecurity World. Cybersecurity isn’t ‘owned’ by one department only. Though we have a Cybersecurity Team here at the VSC, the digital security of any organization belongs to every employee and student. Cyber attackers don’t target one department or user specifically, so it is the responsibility of everyone to make the most of the […]
Faculty: Welcome to Fall!
Dear Faculty, Greetings and a warm welcome back to campus! As the fall semester approaches, we are excited to reconnect with you and kick off another academic year. The IT department has been busy preparing for the new year, and we want to tell you about some of our services and how to contact us […]
Students: Welcome to Fall!
Greetings and a warm welcome to campus! As the fall semester approaches, we’re excited to reconnect with you and kick off another academic year. The IT department has been busy preparing for the new year, and we want to tell you about some of our services and how to contact us for help. Resources: How […]
Upcoming changes to log in
This is notification of an upcoming change to the way you log in to VSC resources from an academic center or campus building. Beginning June 20, 2023, you will see the Duo Security prompt when logging in to web-based VSC resources from our academic centers and campus locations. We understand that this change may be […]
Duo for Students
To improve our security posture, we will be enforcing Duo Security for students as a two-factor authentication solution into our existing IT infrastructure. Important dates Enrollment emails will go out March 27, 2023. Our primary method of communication about this rollout will be email, so please keep an eye out for emails on this topic. […]