It can be difficult to keep track of all the privacy and security reminders you are receiving during your change in work circumstances due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Privacy Matters @ UBC team has prepared a webpage that cosolidates COVID-19 related privacy resources, and security…
You may have heard of a practice called Zoom bombing where during a Zoom session, intruders hijack the session by saying or showing inappropriate content. Zoom bombers who are successful in disrupting sessions can also post video footage of those incidents to video sharing platforms.To prevent…
UBC Studios is the recipient of the prestigious 2020 MUSE Creative Awards competition for the UBC employer branding video "Why We Work at UBC". The MUSE Creative and MUSE Design Awards are global competitions, which seek to commemorate the exemplary creative and design professionals of various…
In response to increased global threat levels, the UBC Executive is mandating a minimum set of cybersecurity controls for servers, UBC-owned computers and personally-owned computers that meet certain criteria. To learn more about the cybersecurity controls, the criteria, and what action may be…
As may have seen or heard, there are a number of articles relating to Zoom security and best practices. UBC has recently completed a Privacy Impact Assessment in support of the approval of Zoom for Teaching & Learning and Administrative use, and UBC Legal has confirmed the privacy and…
Staying connected to UBC is essential while working remotely and you may need UBC’s “virtual private network” (VPN) in order to use some UBC services.A Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection uses encryption to protect data and prevent others from listening-in on the data that is transferred…
As part of UBC’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, UBC IT has developed a number of tips and resources to keep the campus community informed and prepared: IT’s Guide to Working Remotely: a launch page containing information for faculty and staff who are working remotelyCybersecurity…
Privacy and Security Fundamentals Training: The fundamental knowledge we all need to protect the privacy & information security of the UBC community. Why is training on privacy & information security so important? As a UBC employee, the loss or disclosure of confidential…
This year, UBC IT participated in Pink Shirt Day for the first time by hosting a selfie photo booth where staff could take pictures of themselves wearing pink. Highlighting this year's Pink Shirt Day theme of "lift each other up," staff submitted answers on how they lift their teammates up when…
On Monday, January 27, representatives from UBC and Amazon Web Services (AWS) celebrated the officially opening of the UBC Community Health and Wellbeing Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) space at the Vancouver campus. The UBC CIC, powered by AWS, is the first of its kind in Canada and supports…
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