One IT at Yale

With the winter recess quickly approaching, IT Learning & Development wants to take the opportunity to bring post-recess events and programming to your attention now.

The November IT Leadership Team meeting covered three main topics: ITS organizational updates, the life-cycle refresh (LCR) program, and an update on the Dataverse project.

Over the past seven months, IT Learning & Development has been teasing apart the range of current efforts and offerings to restructure and reorganize staff training into a cohesive program.

IT Learning & Development’s Café IT and Tech Talks series continues this fall with the following events.

Please check your email to RSVP and receive the Zoom links for each session, or reach out to itlearning@yale.edu for more information.

IT staff are invited to anonymously share a question, challenge, or opportunity with IT’s leadership. Responses to recently submitted questions from our last IT Town Hall appear below:

The Community of Practice (CoP) for Salesforce Professionals is hosting a learning and knowledge event.

This CoP will host a full-day Salesforce learning event on Wednesday, November 1, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to register to reserve their spot (requires login), and please join us in person at 165 Whitney Avenue, Room 2420. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, and parking is available.

“ASK SLT” is now “Ask IT leadership,” and IT staff are invited to anonymously share a question, challenge, or opportunity with IT’s leadership. This change reflects the addition of IT leaders outside the central IT organization (ITLC).

Everyone’s role in cybersecurity is more crucial than ever. Just like superheroes protect the world from villains, we can be cybersecurity heroes by safeguarding Yale against digital threats.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month when we will help you harness your cyber superpowers to keep Yale and yourself safe. We’re uncovering threats, sharing practical tips, and offering opportunities to build your cyber muscles.

IT Learning & Development’s Café IT and Tech Talks series continues this fall with the following events. Invitations will be sent via email the week of September 18 to RSVP and receive the Zoom links for each session. Feel free to reach out to itlearning@yale.edu for more information.

Recently, Yale has seen an uptick in phishing emails. These messages are designed to trick the Yale community into clicking on links or attachments. Clicking on malicious links can lead to compromised accounts, data leaks, and other cyber threats to Yale’s resources.

Phishing attackers never rest, and we continue to see campaigns where people have unintentionally shared their NetID, password, and other sensitive information.

In this new campaign, we’re sharing simple steps to encourage mindful behavior and be cyber-safe: