News and Events

There is always something happening within the world of IT at UC Santa Barbara. Stay up to date on the latest news and recent presentations or follow our social media channels and learn more about what's happening around campus.

Recent News

11/20/2020	The Current: Multi-factor Authentication Q&A
11/18/2020	Final Reminder: UCSB Moves to Google Chat November 30, 2020
11/12/2020	The Current: California COVID Notify
10/23/2020	Increased Cyber Threats Around the Election and Beyond
10/14/2020	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Enabled for All UCSB UCPath Users on December 3, 2020
10/13/2020	The Current: Cybersecurity in a Pandemic
10/06/2020	Reminder: UCSB Moves to Google Chat on November 30, 2020
10/02/2020	UCSB DocuSign Updates: October 1, 2020
10/01/2020	Kicking Off National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
09/24/2020	Update to Recent Zoom Announcement, New Info Page at it.ucsb.edu/zoom
09/18/2020	Zoom Now Messaging Owners of Public Meetings Linked on Social Media
09/17/2020	Upcoming Zoom Changes in September
09/16/2020	The Current: Collaboration, Empowering, and Learning
09/11/2020	Checklist: Prepare for SCE Planned Power Outage, September 19-20, 2020
09/11/2020	The Current: Zoom Backup Plan
09/08/2020	Zoom Update: Meetings Require Passcode or Waiting Room Setup on September 27
08/18/2020	SCE Planned Power Outage Coordination, September 19-20, 2020
08/17/2020	Latest G Suite Update Features Integrated Experience for Web and Android
08/11/2020	Deadline to Request Multi-Year SSL Certificates is August 18, 2020
07/17/2020	G Suite's Latest Update Integrates Apps in Workspace
07/15/2020	Scammers Exploiting COVID-19 Contact Tracing Programs
07/14/2020	UCSB Moves to Hangouts Chat November 30, 2020
06/08/2020	Upcoming G Suite Updates
06/01/2020	IAM System Creates Option to Add Pronouns in Signatures
05/29/2020	Talk to People Outside of Your Domain in Google Chat
05/29/2020	The Current: Keeping On
05/26/2020	UCSB Builds Machine Learning Tool to Measure Chemical Impact
05/19/2020	Multi-factor Authentication for Privileged Accounts
05/18/2020	UCSB Ransomware Readiness Plan
05/06/2020	UPDATE: Core Router Replacement Project Begins May 19
04/27/2020	COVID-19 IT Response
04/23/2020	Pulse Secure VPN Client Automatic Upgrades on April 24
04/23/2020	ETS Network & Communications Services Server Maintenance on April 27
04/16/2020	Wireless Upgrade Project Completed for General Assignment Classrooms of 100+ Seats
04/15/2020	UPDATE: IT @ UCSB Remote Work Photo Challenge
04/10/2020	Beware of COVID-19-Related Phishing Emails
04/06/2020	Avoid and Report Zoombombing
04/03/2020	Flexible Work Arrangements: Best Practices, Tips, & Tools for Employees, Managers, and Departments
04/02/2020	Prevent Outsiders from 'Zoom Bombing' Your Meeting
03/18/2020	Tax Fraud & Fraud Related to COVID-19
03/17/2020	Vulnerability Management in the Time of Increasing Remote Work
03/11/2020	Electronic Signature Statement of Support
03/06/2020	Intern for UCSB IT!
03/05/2020	Invitation: IT Connections Winter 2020
03/04/2020	Changes to Apple Safari Web Browser SSL Certificate Policy
03/02/2020	Updates in Identity Self-Service and Helpdesk Systems
02/28/2020	New Login Screen to Access Campus Resources
02/26/2020	UC CIOs Endorse Alternative Work Arrangements
02/19/2020	New Computer Lab & Styrofoam Recycling at Bren School
02/13/2020	New Campus Radio System Install Begins February 16
02/11/2020	ETS Video Security Camera Survey
02/10/2020	Class Code API
02/05/2020	GitHub Now Available for Campus IT
02/04/2020	Commserv Website Offline Today at 2:45 p.m.
02/03/2020	Coming Soon: Kronos Web-Based Training
01/14/2020	HP SSD Failure at 32,768 Hours of Use

Upcoming Events

To Be Announced...

Previous Events

10/09/2020	ETS All-Hands Quarterly Meeting	PowerPoint
07/23/2020	ETS All-Hands Quarterly Meeting	PowerPoint
06/17/2020	UCSB Campus Cloud Presentation Recording Online	Recording PowerPoint
04/07/2020	CISO Office Hour Webinar: Information Assurance and Security	See recording link

Presentations

04/09/2020	ETS All Hands Meeting: Liberate the Data, Data Warehouse, and Campus Cloud	Trimmed recording Untrimmed recording
01/29/2020	ETS Winter 2020 All Hands	Video Recording
01/29/2020	IS-3 Campus IT Discussion	Video Recording
12/02/2019	FERPA Training sponsored by Women in Technology (WIT)	Video Recording & Presentation
11/20/2019	The First Woman Man: Gender Labels & Workplace Expectations	Video Recording & Presentation
10/25/2019	ETS Fall 2019 All Hands	Video Recording
09/11/2019	IT Strategy	Presentation
08/28/2019	IT Foundations II	Video Recording & Presentation
05/06/2019	IT Connections Spring 2019	Video Recording
04/12/2018	ETS Spring 2018 All Hands	Video Recording
12/18/2017	IT Forum (Winter 2017)	Video Recording
06/27/2017	IT Forum (Summer 2017)	Video Recording
06/17/2016	June 2016 Systems Speak Information Session (Timekeeping Guidelines)	Video Recording
06/02/2016	IT Forum (Spring 2016)	Video Recording

Cyber Security Presentations and Videos

Cyber Security: Dr. Giovanni Vigna, PhD - "Understanding the Threat: Malicious Software, Malicious Actors, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence." Dr. Vigna discusses how Artificial Intelligence is used in security and what are the (little understood) pitfalls of adversarial machine learning.