Thank you for everyone that attended our #SMUCyberFair yesterday. Don't forget to have all your activities in the #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth Challenge entered before October 31 — every activity counts! https://ow.ly/MnZa50XkFvL #smu

Did you know that SMU is among a select group of institutions testing the new Canvas Ignite Agent? This AI-powered feature is designed to support instructors within the Canvas LMS with everyday teaching tasks. Find out how you can engage with #IgniteAI. https://ow.ly/cAnC50XiOyz #smu

It looks like multiple cloud services are experiencing worldwide issues, including Microsoft Azure and AWS. Most of our services are working normally, but some interruptions may occur.

https://blog.smu.edu/status/2025/10/29/cloud-services-outages-identified/

Today is the day! Join us at 2 p.m. for the SMU Cyber Fair in Moody Atrium for hands-on activities, live demos, food, Wellpower points, and your last chance to earn points and win other small prizes.

✅ Check in at the event to earn points and win prizes!
https://smu360.smu.edu/rsvp?id=389876

The Academic Technology Service Directors are a critical part of SMU OIT's mission to serve faculty in meeting their technology needs. We’ve recently had some changes and exciting news from our ATSDs, and we’d like to share it with the #smu community. https://ow.ly/3VHe50XiNpM

This week's Cybersecurity Awareness Month Challenge is the Cyber Fair — The Grand Finale!

Join us for the #SMU Cyber Fair for hands-on activities, live demos, food, Wellpower points, and your last chance to earn points and win other small prizes.

https://smu360.smu.edu/rsvp?id=389876

Good #cybersecurity isn’t just about spotting scams — it’s about building daily habits that keep you, your family, and the SMU community safe.

Find our how you can carve out time for cyber safety in this week's Cybersecurity Awareness Month update.

https://ow.ly/XJfw50XiM5e #smu

We are pleased to announce the publication of this year’s Progress Report. This report provides an inside look at many of the achievements and collaborations within SMU OIT during the past academic year. https://ow.ly/nZzk50XiBBN #smu

Just a reminder that this week's Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge is Report the Phish.🎣 #challengechallenge" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://blog.smu.edu/itconnect/2025/10/21/cybersecurity-awareness-month-spot-scams/#challenge Can you spot one in your email? If you see one, use the Report button and then select "Report Phishing."

Students, we know your scheduled is busy and things might come up to where you might need to move or cancel your MOS certification exam. Luckily it is pretty easy. Just follow the prompts on https://www.smu.edu/oit/training/certification/cancel-exam and you can reschedule your exam in minutes.

It's not just you this morning! An AWS outage is affecting many services, including our friends at Canvas. https://blog.smu.edu/status/2025/10/20/canvas-aws-outage/

Did you know you can now use Microsoft Authenticator and replace Duo Security for most, if not all, of your multi-factor authentications for @SMU services. Plus, you can even enable passkeys to streamline your sign-in experience. Find out more:
https://ow.ly/7Xxz50Xa5jI #smu

Be sure to join us this Wednesday, October 15, 2025, for the SMU HR Fair on the lower level of Hughes-Trigg Student Center. Find out what is going on with SMU OIT and Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
https://ow.ly/p6Gb50Xa4Tf #smuhrfair

We have already enrolled over 185 staff members in our AI Operation Copilot Bootcamp. Find out how they have started completing the challenges and improving their workflow by harnessing the power of #MicrosoftCopilot. https://ow.ly/NYaW50Xa5wm #smu

Our latest newsletter features an invitation to a new 2FA solution, a reminder that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and we have games and prizes. We also check in with our Al Bootcamp, meet our Web Application Services team, and explore the new !o! Lab.
https://ow.ly/nEkW50X8T2l

The Internet of Things (IoT) lab has opened a new studio to provide even more resources for serving SMU researchers, faculty, students, artists, and now, our entrepreneurs across campus. Check out how the new IoT Lab expands interdisciplinary creativity. https://ow.ly/3neY50X8O79

This month in Canvas Plus, we'll share two updates to Canvas' grading settings, as well as a Panopto enhancement and some exciting updates for Respondus LockDown Browser. https://ow.ly/bMrn50X8O1e

Hey SMU students! You now have access to #AdobeExpress. You can use it to quickly create content for social media, use the Al to generate images, and even create quick videos or websites for your course from the convenience of a web browser.

Find out more at ow.ly/nFck50WZChr
#smu #smuoit

If you missed us during Family Fest, you can find few highlights regarding IT services to help you get up and running at SMU at the link below.
smu.edu/techstart
#smu #orientation #stampede #mustangs #smuoit

Tomorrow morning, July 26, 2025, the SMU
STABLE portal will be unavailable for a brief period for an upgrade, which will provide new features and an improved look and feel. ow.ly/4O8r50WvAM0

MathWorks at SMU is changing this summer! As of this morning, all students, researchers, faculty, and staff are able to use SSO to sign in to MathWorks, allowing for just-in-time account creation and licensing. ow.ly/hYH950Wvvr1 #smu #MATLAB #Simulink #ponyup

In the next few minutes, OIT will be starting the annual maintenance in the University Data Center (UDC). During the maintenance window, access to all servers and services will be intermittent.For the latest updates, please visit: blog.smu.edu/status/2025/...

Starting at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, OIT will perform the annual maintenance in the University Data Center (UDC). During the maintenance window, access to all servers and services will be intermittent. More details are available at blog.smu.edu/itconnect/20....

In this month's newsletter, we highlight SMU's new CISO, reflect on the 2025 Provost Symposium on AI, look ahead to our Faculty Technology Workshops, showcase SMU's success in certification at #CERTIFIED, and look at the entirely new and simpler SMUPay experience. www.smu.edu/oit/stayinfo... #SMU

Meet the newest Mustangs: Corrina Taylor🐴

🔴 How do you see cybersecurity evolving?
🔵 "At SMU, we stand together against cyber threats, supporting one another through awareness, collaboration, and shared responsibility" - Corrina Taylor, SMU's CISO

blog.smu.edu/itconnect/20... #smu