A current flaw in the Zoom app for Mac allows a website to open the webcam without user permission. Until this gets fully resolved, the instructions below remain the best solution. Disabling of the web server component of the Zoom… Read More
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Protecting Your Data
Welcome back, or, for those new to the College, welcome aboard! As you start this new academic year you’ll be receiving a myriad of new emails from the University, College, and Department containing new or updated information. Intermingled with the… Read More
ANSYS Software Renewal Approaching
Engineering IT Support manages the ANSYS site license for the University of Florida. The license period runs from September 1 through August 31. The cost for licenses are shared across participants and individual license pricing is reduced as participation… Read More
Network File Storage Scheduled Maintenance Starting 5pm, Fri June 22nd
At 5pm today UFIT has scheduled maintenance to the network file storage infrastructure that multiple IT services use. As a result, there will be momentary outages of hosted websites, databases, network drives, and other services. Specific services that will… Read More
Risk Assessment Requirements
Two years ago the University adopted a Risk Management Policy (http://www.it.ufl.edu/policies/information-security/risk-management-policy/) which has impacted the process for IT purchases significantly. When faculty need new IT resources UFIT, the CIO, and the CSO strongly prefer the use of UFIT hosting solutions… Read More