Several employees marked anniversaries this month. Whether celebrating 1 year or 25, WashU IT employees are devoted to the success of the institution and their colleagues, and delivering a superior customer experience. Congratulations to those celebrating milestone work anniversaries, and thank you for all you do to support ImpacT, our IT Strategic Plan, each other, […]
Category: Announcements
WashU IT’s Office of Information Security is fostering a strong security culture through policy updates
In support of ImpacT and the call to provide the university community with tools and the knowledge to safeguard and sustain our systems, data, and reputation, the Office of Information Security (OIS) has initiated a complete revision and expansion of the OIS policy library. The goal is to foster a strong security culture at WashU […]
Enterprise Applications (EA): Qualtrics for Sensitive Data Has Launched
Qualtrics for Sensitive Data has officially launched. Here are the top 4 things to know about this new tool: Visit the Qualtrics product page for updates about either of these Qualtrics brands.
Cisco AnyConnect is now Cisco Secure Client
The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, the application used to connect to WashU VPN, was updated between March 18 and April 4. As part of this update the application’s name and icon both changed. The new name on both Windows and Mac computers is Cisco Secure Client and the new icon shown to the right. […]
Protecting Our Community Through Security Awareness Training
Written collaboratively by the Security Awareness Training Program Team As WashU continues to grow and evolve, so does our technology and our need for training. Our continuous technological advancement brings new challenges—none more pressing than cybersecurity. We must stay a step ahead of cybercriminals, who are increasingly creative and skilled in gaining access to private […]
Onward and Upward: Elevating Collaboration with our Atlassian Cloud Voyage
The Atlassian Cloud Migration Project team has reached the milestone of retiring the on-premises Confluence and Jira applications, along with their associated servers. While retirement planning began 2 years earlier, core project activities officially began in October of 2022 as the team began to gather requirements and learn the features and functionality unique to the Atlassian […]
Planview ServiceNow Request Form
WashU IT is pleased to introduce the Planview Administrative Requests ServiceNow request form for Planview related issues, requests, and questions. Simply select the Type of request from the drop down menu and enter the details in the Please describe your request field. Exception: New License Requests Have Questions? Submit a Planview Administrative Request or visit the Planview resources webpage.
March IT All Hands recording and materials now available
The meeting recording and the presentation materials from the March IT All Hands meeting are now available for review. If you were unable to attend last month’s meeting, or if you just want a recap, please explore the materials from the last meeting, or any of the past meetings from the last several years.
Unlocking Success: The Story Behind our Mass Emailing Makeover
The Emma Product Replacement for ListServ Maestro project was created to replace the aging ListServ and ListServ Maestro applications and associated hardware. These common good applications enable mass emailing functionality for various populations across the university. The introduction of Emma to Groups 1, 2 and 3 has been met with enthusiastic reception, leading the team to accelerate […]
Public university directory being phased out
The Washington University in St. Louis online directory, which includes faculty, staff and student names, phone numbers and email addresses, is being phased out. University leaders decided to remove the directory to protect WashU community members’ privacy and security, helping to prevent cold calls, phishing campaigns and other data security threats. The online directory will […]