Recently ITS launched software virtualization through Apporto, UC Riverside's newest virtual computer lab (VLab) service. Specialized instructional/classroom software can now be easily accessed and run from within an internet browser. Students and faculty simply need to visit https://ucr.apporto.com/ and log in using their NetID credentials to access the UCR Virtual Lab app store. Users of...
With the onset of COVID-19 fears, UC campuses have seen a spike in coronavirus-related phishing attempts, including the targeting of COVID-19 research and high-performance computing. “Bad actors look to capitalize on moments of fear and uncertainty,” said new ITS Chief Information Security Officer Dewight Kramer. “The Information Security Office is examining ways to better support...
Information Technology Solutions (ITS) is proud to introduce software virtualization through Apporto , UC Riverside's newest virtual computer lab ( VLab ) service. Specialized instructional/classroom software can now be easily accessed and run from within an internet browser. Students and faculty simply need to visit http://ucr.apporto.com/ and log in using their NetID credentials to access...
ITS has successfully accomplished Cyxtera LAX3 Data Center setup and four (4) move events, totaling approximately 40 applications. Operational priorities have shifted to supporting remote working and teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ensuring that faculty and students have a viable and reliable online learning environment during this unprecedented time has become ITS’ absolute...
UCR Information Technology Solutions (ITS) is committed to helping our campus community acquire technology skills and knowledge by providing training on a variety of technical topics. Gaining access to ITS training resources is now easier than ever before with the new ITS Training Toolkit found on the ITS website. Discover content such as interactive tutorials...
Information Technology Solutions (ITS) is pleased to announce that a new training offering is now available in the UCR Learning Center (LMS). This guide provides an overview of DocuSign functionality including the signing and sending of documents, setting up documents for completion and signature and completing and signing received documents. Begin Training You can access...
Phishing emails are crafted to look legitimate but contain malicious programming or content used to capture sensitive data, which can put you and your workplace at risk. Here's how to protect yourself and UCR.
UCR Information Technology Solutions (ITS) will introduce a new Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution for campus use on March 2, 2020. The new VPN ( Palo Alto GlobalProtect) is scheduled to replace the current campus VPN ( Cisco AnyConnect). Why is UCR introducing a new campus VPN? Palo Alto’s GlobalProtect VPN offers greater security features...
Keeping our campus safe is a top priority. A critical part of campus safety means keeping our electronic data such as research, grades, and personal information away from those who should not have it. Phishing (pronounced ‘fishing’) is one of the most common attack methods used by cybercriminals today. In fact, over 91 percent of...
During the past several months, the Information Security Office has been working diligently in order to investigate and continuously defend UCR against a Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack campaign that primarily targeted UCR employees. However, it appears the BEC attacks have very recently taken a new form and are now targeting UCR students. A BEC...
There is a new and improved way to log into Zoom at UCR. Starting on January 15, 2020, all Zoom accounts in UCR's Managed Domain must be accessed by single sign-on (SSO) through UC Riverside’s Federated Identity Service. This new SSO login process will help the campus better purchase and manage campus-wide Zoom licenses, as...
Information Technology Solutions (ITS) is pleased to announce that two valuable new training offerings are now available in the UCR Learning Center (LMS). UCR OneDrive Guide This guide provides an overview of Microsoft OneDrive functionality including creating shared folders, uploading to OneDrive, and syncing OneDrive files with your device. Begin Training UCR Teams Guide This...
