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…
UBC researchers in all disciplines are invited to apply to access UBC’s advanced research computing infrastructure, UBC ARC Sockeye. The first application deadline for resource allocation in 2020/21 is January 24, 2020.Sockeye is a high-performance computing platform that will address…
For January, the Privacy Matters @ UBC team has developed a week of programming in recognition of International Data Privacy (IDP) Day. IDP occurs every year on January 28, and is an international effort to empower individuals and institutions to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust. …
2019 was another breakthrough year for UBC IT, filled with new initiatives, enhancement on information security, winning awards, and reaching new milestones. We would like to thank and acknowledge our staff and colleagues for their contribution and dedication to supporting IT at UBC. Below…
This month, UBC's Emerging Media Lab is hosting a free two-hour 3D modelling workshop as part of their monthly lecture series. UBC staff, faculty and students are welcome to attend. Presented by Sarah Roland, a 3D generalist for VR company Metanaut, this workshop will teach the basics of modeling…
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