Over the last year, there has been an encouraging increase of privacy and information security awareness at UBC. A large part of this is due to the rising number of faculty and staff who have completed the Privacy & Information Security – Fundamentals training. This training is essential…
This September marked UBC’s successful soft launch of Canvas—the new online learning platform that will replace Connect by next year. This semester, students and faculty in over 1,000 course sections got to try out the new system, and that’s just one of the many learning…
This fall marked UBC’s soft launch of Canvas, the new user-friendly online course platform that’s gradually replacing Connect at UBC. So far, nearly 27,000 students and more than 3,000 instructors, staff, and TAs are using the new system, and more courses will continue to be added to…
At UBC, we are responsible for a significant amount of sensitive personal information, including student or employee information and financial expense data. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that this data remains safe and secure. This month, take some time to make privacy and…
During vacation time, it is important to keep in mind some tips that will keep your information safe during travel. By following the advice below and taking active steps to ensure your devices are safe, your only worry will be wondering what to drink when Happy Hour rolls around!1. Keep an eye on…
Please see the attached announcement for the appointment and extension of Jennifer from Angela Redish, Provost and Vice President Academic pro tem, and Deborah Buszard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal.Read the Provost Announcement (PDF)We are pleased to share that Jennifer Burns, Chief…
We have received funding in 2017/18 to enable us to increase access to essential software for staff and faculty at UBC. The following software licenses are now available for staff and faculty to install at no cost on UBC-owned computers:Adobe Acrobat Pro DC – Create, edit, and sign PDF…
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…
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