Planned System Maintenance – ufv.ca Website Outage

IT Service will complete a required upgrade to the UFV website which will cause some of UFV’s websites to be unavailable during the outage window. When will this occur? Saturday, November 4th, 2023 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm Who is impacted? UFV students and employees attempting to access the websites listed below. ufv.ca international.ufv.ca library.ufv.ca survey.ufv.ca […]

Known Issue – Guest Wi-Fi

UFV Employees have reported issues connecting to the UFV-Event wireless network, we are working to resolve this issue. If guest Wi-Fi is required, please complete a Service Desk ticket to request wireless access: https://itservicedesk.ufv.ca/TDClient/52/ITServicesPortal/Requests/TicketRequests/NewForm?ID=5RFenO2hxYE_&RequestorType=Service 

System Maintenance: Network & Telephone Outage – Mon. Oct. 30 2023 10:00pm

Intermittent IT disruptions will occur this evening as IT Services is required to complete maintenance to address security vulnerabilities, this will result in a 3-hour outage beginning at 10:00pm. This outage will impact network and telephone services on all UFV campuses. When will this occur? Monday, October 30th, beginning at 10:00pm for up to 3 hours. […]

Known Issue – SPSS Not Supported for macOS Sonoma Users

UFV Students and Employees attempting to access SPSS Statistics on the latest macOS will experience a compatibility issue.    SPSS Version 28 and 29 are incompatible with the latest macOS, Sonoma.  Users attempting to use SPSS on macOS 14 Sonoma cannot run the software. Recommended solutions: If possible, Mac users are asked not to upgrade […]

Cybersecurity Notice: QR Code Scam

The UFV Cybersecurity team has been made aware of a social engineering scam targeting UFV employees and students. This scam attempts to gain access to your employee or student account. The scam typically starts with a phishing email that asks you to scan a QR code to re-authenticate and verify your MFA or 2FA. Once […]

Known Issue -Adobe License Expiration Notice

UFV employees may receive a message indicating their Adobe Acrobat license has expired.   IT Services has recently completed a license renewal with Adobe, and our vendor is working quickly to resolve our expiration notice.  Who is impacted? UFV employees using Adobe applications. What do I need to do? No further action is required at this […]

Power & IT Outages Scheduled Saturday, Aug 19 2023

What do I need to know? Significant power and IT outages are scheduled for this Saturday, August 19. Where and when? Power outage: Electricity will be shut down to Abbotsford Buildings G and H (Lá:lem te Baker) between 8 am and 12 noon Sat, Aug 19. IT outage: IT services will be suspended on all […]