Columbia University Information Technology
Service Alerts
Active Service Alerts
WIND
02/09/2010 - 05:40pm to TBD
Wednesday, February 10th, from 6am to 6:30am, there will be a planned maintenance for WIND application servers, to update software. No interruption of service is anticipated.
Public Announcement
02/09/2010 - 05:31pm to TBD
Public Announcement
01/15/2010 - 02:53pm to TBD
As the University works to support efforts in Haiti, outpourings of aid and requests for donations pour in.
One widely-publicized request for donations ask individuals to donate $10 to relief efforts by texting 'HAITI' to 10990, as well as other numbers. This donation is then billed to the cell phone account.
While CUIT applauds all relief efforts from the Columbia community, it is important to understand that this charge will appear on CUIT customers' cell phone accounts and must be paid for by their department.
We have just learned that Verizon will soon block customers from using this service; however, AT&T will not. If you have any questions, please contact us at askcuit@columbia.edu or 212-854-1919.
Public Announcement
08/13/2009 - 09:48am to TBD
Members of the Columbia community are receiving emails that, in one form or another, are requesting personal information. These emails are phishing attacks, attempts to gain access to your personal information by identity theft scam artists. If you have
received these - or any other email asking you to provide personal information - delete the email.
As these threats become
more sophisticated, it's important to remember:
- Never email your password or any
other personal information (e.g. credit card, social security, account
number). Banks, and other financial institutions will never ask for your account
number, PINs or passwords in email.
- Columbia will never ask you for your
password or personal information in email so never reply to an email asking for
it.
- Be cautious of
any request for personal information in any form or medium, and confirm requests through published contact methods on official websites. It's always best to type in the address yourself than click a link provided in an email.
- When shopping online, always be sure you are entering your credit card information on a secured web page. You can determine if the page is secure by looking for the 's' in the URL (e.g., https:// webpagename. com) You will also see a graphic of a lock in your browser's frame window.
For more security information, please visit security.columbia.edu or use the 'Computer
Security' link under 'Quick Links' on the Email & Computing page.
8/31/09 UPDATE: Phishing emails continue to be aimed at Columbia email addresses. The language and content varies from group to group. We remind everyone to please be extra-aware and skeptical of strange emails requesting personal information or asking you to click on URLs.