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What browser should I use to open Appspace?
Appspace is officially supported on the current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari (in macOS), and Edge (in Windows). In practical use, Cornell users have found the fewest issues when using Chrome.
At the end of May a single individual’s compromised password snowballed into an avalanche of stolen login credentials for some major corporations.
One person.
Nationwide impact.
Even though this did not happen at Cornell, this breach could cause problems on our campus. Take some easy steps today…
On May 29, 2024, Chief Information Officer Ben Maddox is hosting a free, all-day symposium where faculty, staff, researchers, and students from the New York campuses can share ideas for using artificial intelligence tools in teaching, learning, research, and daily tasks.
Register to join us online by noon on Tuesday, May 28. In-person registration closed on May 17, 2024. Links to the recordings can be shared with faculty, staff, students, and researchers who missed the registration deadlines.
Faculty, staff, researchers, and students are all invited to participate in a series of events where they can explore new technologies with their IT and ITS partners across campuses and focus areas.
SecureW2 provides a selection of help guides if you need more assistance setting up Eduroam on your device. It provides resources for:
The Avaya telephone system and its related services will be retired next year on May 15, 2025. On that date, Avaya will no longer be supported on the Ithaca campus.
Why now?
The successful progression with our RingCentral migration along with concerns regarding the aging Avaya…
Hiding your campus phone number from the public is one way to help deter harassing calls.
In 2023, Server Backup --a new backup service supported by Cohesity-- began supporting several of the university servers that had relied on a similar service known as EZ-Backup, part of the IBM Spectrum Project environment. The transition to a new vendor was driven by the changing landscape for…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a long-established research and scholarly pursuit at Cornell, and with generative AI, everyone in the community has new opportunities to explore AI.
Custom Development is conducting a Web Inventory Initiative to gather information about all ".cornell.edu" websites. This web inventory will build a comprehensive understanding of Cornell's digital landscape. By participating, faculty and staff contribute to a valuable resource. Custom Development…
One of the broadest layers of defense against attacks by bad actors on Cornell's digital resources is the awareness and reporting of suspicious activity by the university’s students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
For years, Cornell community members have continually helped strengthen the layers of security protecting the university's digital resources by forwarding suspicious email messages to the IT Security Office. To make it even easier for customers to notify us of potential threats, we are introducing…
Check Your Current Storage
Departmental Box Accounts
Box departmental folders have a default storage capacity of 50GB. (You can request more if your department needs additional space.)
Use these instructions to check your departmental folder's current capacity.
On February 19, 2024 storage caps were placed on Box and Microsoft 365 cloud storage services. This reflects similar limits added to Cornell Google Workspace accounts in 2022.
Individual Cloud Storage
We encourage you to practice good data management and remove files you no longer need.
In late February a new Secure Connect passkey service will be offered to Cornell faculty and staff. Here are two reasons to enroll.
Three university-wide task forces, formed in 2023, recently released their findings and recommendations surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools at Cornell. You can find the following reports for review:
In late February a new Secure Connect passkey service will be offered to Cornell faculty and staff. Secure Connect reduces or eliminates the need to use a NetID, password, and two-step authentication (Duo) to access Cornell services that use CUWebLogin.
Manage Personally Identifiable Information
First, check the Regulated Data Chart to see if the tool is approved for Personally Identifiable Information (PII, also see What is Covered by FERPA).
What is Covered by FERPA
The following table is a guide to the categories of information FERPA covers. Remember that this is about preventing harm to a student if the information is disclosed outside of legitimate use or stolen by someone with malicious intent. The risk depends on the…