New E-Mail Caution Warning
Posted onSummary To help combat phishing and fraud, OIT will begin adding warning disclaimers to e-mail sent from the outside of our systems.
Category: Security
Beware of Phishing E-mails
Posted onSummary Phishing Emails are on the rise. Please be cautious!
Recommended Apple Update
Posted onApple iOS 11.4.1 Update On July 9, 2018, Apple released iOS update 11.4.1. This is small step towards the much larger later iOS update 12.0 planned for a September release however, with this minor update comes some major bug fixes for Apple devices. Three of the major fixes that come with this update are: 1. […]
Regular Scheduled Maintenance Today
Posted onSummary Completed: Scheduled Maintenance – Today 5/2/2018
Internet Slowness at APC
Posted onHello, for the past few weeks we have had reports of slowness from the several floors of the 222 building with wired access to the Internet. We have identified the cause of the issue and have restored the network to its expected speeds.
Remote VPN Services are Changing
Posted onSummary Users who VPN into the network will need to download a new VPN client.
OIT Interviewed for catholicphilly.com
Posted onOIT Interview Recently catholicphilly.com author Gina Christian interviewed our department for input on cybersecurity focusing on what parishes can do to protect themselves. Though published a few weeks back it is still very relevant, especially in the aftermath of the WannaCry Ransomware Attack. You can find the article in its entirety at http://catholicphilly.com.
Ransomware Attack and Prevention
Posted onSummary: Avoid clicking on e-mail attachments and links. We have implemented several prevention methods. You may have seen the news over the past few days about a “Ransomware” attack that hit Europe and spread quickly after that. With our existing security and your help, we can prevent this attack from affecting us.
New Web Content Filter
Posted onThe OIT division is changing its web content filter from Websense to Palo Alto’s URL content filter. Why do you filter? It is important to note, that we at OIT do not choose the web sites to filter, however we choose categories to filter or allow. We have selected the filtered categories based on three main […]
Let’s Secure Everything
Posted onHere at OIT, we treat security very seriously. We constantly are updating our networks, servers and PCs to ensure that our data private and free from corruption. Recently, companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter have been leading the charge to encourage encryption everywhere on the Internet. Google has even begun warning users of their […]