You may have already heard about the global ransomware attack that is making the news around the world. This particular attack (referred to as ‘WannaCry’) comes in the form of an email with web links that automatically infect individual computers with ransomware once clicked and can…
What would you do if you lost everything? On March 31, celebrate World Backup Day. Most people have lost important files on their electronic devices at some point in their lives. Computer hard drives can crash, smartphones get stolen, soup can be spilled on laptops, and software viruses or malware…
At UBC, we are responsible for a substantial amount of personal information about students, faculty, alumni, donors, and employees. Protecting this information is a shared responsibility. Privacy Matters @ UBC, created as a joint effort between Office of the University Counsel, Risk Management…
NVivo is now available to active and registered UBC students on Canvas! NVivo is a data analysis software that enables users to collect, organize, and analyze content from interviews, focus groups, discussions, surveys, audio, social media, videos, and webpages. For instructions on how to…
UBC IT’s 2015/16 Annual Report is now available! The report highlights our activities in support of the UBC community and working in collaboration with our partners across the University on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. Some of our features for this year’s report include…
October is Cyber Security Awareness month! As a faculty member or staff at UBC, you may have access to a significant amount of sensitive personal information, such as student or employee information and financial expense data. An information breach can happen to anyone whether…
MATLAB is now available to active and registered UBC students at no cost! Licensed centrally via an agreement with Mathworks, MATLAB is a software that supports analysis, algorithm prototyping, and application development for those that require technical computing. Built-in graphics and pre…
Virtual reality (VR) has historically been viewed as an important next-step in the gaming world. However, it also opens up exciting opportunities in education to broaden the scope of learning. UBC Studios, with support from UBC’s Learning Technology Hub, have worked to create a new lab…
UBC IT is updating the IT Bulletins platform and user interface to enhance usability and security. The IT Bulletins page provides the latest updates on service outages and upcoming service maintenance. New features for the webpage include responsive design, scheduled maintenance calendar, and high…
UBC IT is hosting its inaugural "IT @ UBC Town Hall" on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at CIRS Building, Room 1250 from 9:00am to 11:00am, focusing on the topic of strategy and transformation of IT delivery on campus. The event will include a presentation by Chris Howard, VP Research, from leading IT…
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