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Dec 15, 2020

Gift IT this holiday season

Find time to gift yourself an IT experience this holiday season! Join us for one or more of our live and on-demand workshops to explore a variety of topics such…

Dec 15, 2020

Google Meet remembers host settings

Responding to user feedback, Google recently changed its Meet sessions to remember certain host settings. This change applies only to host controls that allow participants to:  Quickly access the session…

Nov 16, 2020

Google Meet introduces bulk knock approvals, background options

Earlier this year, Google enhanced Google Meet’s safety features by requiring participants who were not included on the calendar invitation to “knock” before joining a session. Meeting organizers could only…

Nov 16, 2020

Watch out for Google Docs scams

Cybercriminals continue to exploit Google Docs to trick campus users into revealing their personal and university-owned information. Campus users have reported recieving email and mobile push notifications with malicious links…

Nov 16, 2020

Google Chat room changes

Beginning Monday, Nov. 16, conversations in Google Chat rooms will be unthreaded by default. This setting could take up to three days to appear in the campus domain. When you…

Nov 16, 2020

New Google Groups interface 

On Nov. 2, Google completed its transition to a new Groups user interface that provides improved group management, a more streamlined experience for users, and consistency with other G Suite…

Nov 16, 2020

Cultivate good IT habits

This autumn, join the Office of Information Technology (OIT) for a variety of free, online workshops like SonarQube, WordPress and Cisco WebEx that offer various ways to grow and enhance…

Oct 15, 2020

Think (O)IT training

If you are thinking about expanding your IT skills, enroll in one of the Office of Information Technology’s (OIT) workshops. Free training opportunities this month include:  Live Online Training Pope…

Oct 15, 2020

Use Google Drive to share certain sensitive data

NC State students, faculty and staff are reminded to refrain from sending or storing sensitive information in their email.  Email is generally not a secure method to transmit sensitive information. Assurance…

Oct 15, 2020

NC State to host Google Security panel on Oct. 21

Do you have questions about the type of content that should be stored in Google Drive or what level of security Google provides? In observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, NC State…