UFV students are often targeted with emails offering fake jobs. Attackers will promise you a lucrative job or work-from-home opportunity – but these are a scam. How does this scam work? The attacker sends an email to your student email address; it may have an attachment, but it will almost always link to a Google […]
Password Update Required for All UFV Employees
As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing digital systems security and safeguarding sensitive data, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is implementing a proactive measure in alignment with the recommendation from the British Columbian OCIO and requiring a password update for all employees across UFV. To facilitate a smooth transition, IT Services […]
Targeted phishing attempts to faculty and staff
With semester start, UFV’s Cybersecurity team has seen an increase in targeted phishing campaigns against faculty and staff. There are two types of phishing emails being commonly reported: The gift card scam: These emails come from a free email provider, like Gmail, and impersonate UFV employees by signing the email with their name. The scammer […]
RESOLVED Outage: Network Services Abbotsford Campus – Aug 29 2024
All systems are restored | 10:00am August 29 2024 | 8:35am UFV Students and Employees have reported intermittent issues connecting to wired and wireless connections on the Abbotsford campus this morning. The IT network team is working quickly to resolve the issue.
Announcing Our Enhanced IT Services Client Portal
We’re excited to introduce improvements to the UFV IT Services Client Portal, designed with accessibility and user-friendliness in mind. Key Accessibility Enhancements • Improved Colour Contrast: We’ve updated text and background colour combinations to meet recommended contrast ratios, enhancing readability for all users, especially those with visual impairments. • Accessible Focus State: Keyboard navigation is […]
Planned System Maintenance: Network and WiFi Outage – Sunday August 25th, 2024
What do I need to know? BCNet will be completing required maintenance to their core router which provides network connectivity for UFV. This maintenance will result in an outage to UFV networks and WiFi on all UFV campuses except Abbotsford campus. When will this Occur? Sunday August 25th, 2024, from 6:00AM – 10:00AM Who is […]
Planned System Upgrade: Banner – Thursday, August 22, 2024
What do I need to know? IT Services will be completing a required upgrade to Banner to enhance and optimize the service. The upgrade will result in Banner and related applications being unavailable during the outage window. When will this Occur? Thursday August 22nd, 2024, from 8:00PM – 12:00AM Who is impacted? All UFV […]
Planned Systems Maintenance: AlwaysOn VPN (Remote Network Connection) – Thursday August 22, 2024
What do I need to know? IT Services will be completing required maintenance to the AlwaysOn VPN service to mitigate security vulnerabilities. The system maintenance may result in employees not being able to remotely connect to the UFV network affecting access to on-premises services such as employee file shares. When will this Occur? Thursday August […]
Cyber Security Reminders
On July 19th 2024, CrowdStrike, a cyber security company, issued a content update which crashed Microsoft Windows systems worldwide, including those at UFV. IT Services has been working quickly to resolve the issue on UFV devices. Following this event, threat actors have been attempting to capitalize on the crisis in many ways, including: • Sending […]
Planned Systems Maintenance: Degree Works (MyGRADPlan) Update – July 27th-28th, 2024
What do I need to know? IT Services will be completing a required upgrade to Degree Works (MyGRADPlan) to enhance and optimize the service. The upgrade will result in Degree Works being unavailable during the outage window. When will this occur? Saturday July 27th, 2024 at 6:00AM to Sunday July 28th at 10:00AM Who is […]