Division of Information Technology

2018 News

Upgrades to Blackboard System Begins Dec. 21

The Division of Information Technology and Blackboard Managed Hosting will perform the annual Blackboard Upgrade on December 21 starting at 5 PM. The upgrade will take 24-36 hours, and Blackboard will be unavailable during this time.

IMAP and POP3 Servers to be Blocked on Oct. 18

In order to improve information security throughout the Columbia campus, IMAP and POP3 servers will be disabled beginning October 18, 2018. IMAP and POP3 are older methods used by computers to access email messages from a remote server.

Don't Provide Personal Info Through Email Links!

The university has seen a spike in phishing emails. Phishing is an email fraud method used by hackers and thieves to lure unsuspecting recipients into providing personal information.

Blackboard Unavailable Sunday, July 22, 2018

A critical update will be made to Blackboard. Students, faculty, and staff will be unable to login to the system during the maintenance.

New Spam Email Filter for Faculty and Staff

The email Spam filter will be replaced with a new tool on June 2, 2018. The new FireEye tool will be more effective.

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