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Browse recent articles that relate to one of three organizational priorities established by Information Technology at Yale.

April 14, 2022

Use Secure Passwords

Did you “power up your passwords” during our Use Secure Passwords awareness campaign? We hosted many events over the past several months including:

March 10, 2022

Saint Patrick’s Day Kahoot Competition

Do you press your luck when it comes to staying safe online, hoping things will work out? Would you benefit from sharpening your cybersecurity awareness skills?

Join us on Thursday, March 17 for an interactive, informative and fun workshop on ways to boost your cybersecurity awareness so you don’t have to rely on luck. We’ll be playing Kahoot and there will be friendly competition among your peers in this online game (with prizes too!)

In the cyber world, you need more than luck to keep you secure. Let us show you how!

February 10, 2022

John opened the Town Hall by acknowledging the positive trends in public health data, in anticipation of the February 7 return to in-person teaching, learning, and working on campus.

Key topics covered at the meeting included:

January 13, 2022

Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.

Developer Lunch and Learn: Accessibility

On Tuesday, January 18, from noon – 1:15 p.m., join the Digital Accessibility team for a session on Accessible Fonts and Typefaces.

December 9, 2021

The IT Leadership Team met on November 17 to review the following topics:

November 11, 2021

Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.

November 11, 2021

Did you miss the recent “Bee the Home Expert” Lunch & Learn on October 22? This interactive and engaging session is a must-see for protecting you and your loved ones. The good news is you can watch it at your convenience and up your cybersecurity know-how!

Former FBI agent David Miller shared practical tips and tricks to outsmart cybercriminals. Now you can deepen your cybersecurity knowledge, bee-come a home expert and share what you learned with your family.

October 14, 2021

The IT Leadership Team met on September 29 and discussed the following topics.

Procurement Intake Portal

Ed Frey announced that a new Procurement Intake Portal launched on Tuesday, September 28. The Portal acts as Procurement’s “version of ServiceNow—a vehicle to request all services.” It is an easy, intuitive, one-page form that directs community members to the right Procurement services and support.

October 14, 2021

The Cultural Heritage Project, CUL200 – Improving access to Yale’s collections, is an innovative project supporting the Cultural Heritage pillar. The primary objective of the project is to bring together the collections of Yale’s main collecting organizations (Yale Center for British Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the Yale University Library) through a single web interface to allow for search and discovery across 15+ million object records. The service has been named “LUX: Yale Collections Discovery,” and its mission statement is: 

September 9, 2021

Join your IT colleagues on Teams to participate in group discussions where members can raise questions or discuss topics across the full range of services that the Collaboration Services team supports (Microsoft 365 services, G Suite Services, Zoom, Box, Mailman lists, Basecamp). The team is not a replacement for using the Help Desk, Desktop Support, or any of the local IT support providers across campus, instead it should be used for non-time sensitive inquiries, and as a place to share challenges or success stories.

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