website

The OIT website has a new look and new functionality thanks to changes to the menu. Now when you navigate through the site you will notice there is no longer a menu on the right side of pages. This change allows the page content to be wider and the pages more visually clean. There are also arrows above the left-side menu that make it possible to move between levels of the selected website section. And the breadcrumbs—your navigation trail through the website—are now dynamic. When you hover over a breadcrumb the menu changes to the submenu from the highlighted page.

In late September the Campus IT Security Office began implementing a new security measure which protects the campus from websites that are known to contain malware. Sites that are blocked are often trying to install software on visitor’s computers without their knowledge. The software can range from browser pop-ups to spyware and viruses. Once installed, these viruses are often used to gain access to computers in order to use them to send spam or for other nefarious purposes.

The IT Security Office is implementing in phases a new security measure which will help protect the campus from websites that are known to contain malware and transmit data back to a hacker. On Tuesday, October 4, wireless web traffic from subnets that serve the East Campus will start routing through the new WSA (web security appliances) service. Then on Thursday, October 6, wireless traffic from the rest of campus will start routing through the WSA service. When the service is implemented at approximately 5:30 a.m.