Viterbi IT
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| Viterbi IT, a division in the Viterbi Business Affairs within the Office of the Dean, provides computing facilities and services to students, faculty, staff and administration of the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering (VSoE). Viterbi IT supports teaching labs, student labs and group rooms. Viterbi IT staff members are responsible for administrative/instructional computer support, network support, Exchange email, Viterbi network storage, web-based administrative and academic services applications and database. |
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Alerts
4/20/12 - USC Network and DHCP Problems
Please be advised. USC network started to experience problems this past Tuesday. USC ITS reported via email on Wednesday that the USC network problems have been resolved. A subsequent email was sent out yesterday by USC ITS stating that the network problems persist. To date, Viterbi IT is still receiving calls from users with computers not being able to access the network or the internet. If your computer is having problems accessing the network/internet, please feel free to contact Viterbi IT for assistance.
4/16/12 - Apple Malware/Virus Alert
Distribution: Viterbi faculty and staff
This security advisory is intended for all Mac users. I am writing to advise that recent outbreak of Flashback Mac Trojan shakes Apple reputation of invulnerable to attacks. The eWeek.com news excerpt below demystifies that Apple’s Mac systems are vulnerable.
Excerpt from eWeek.com article by Jeffrey Burt on 4/10/2012:
Costin Raiu, a security expert with Kaspersky Lab, points to a 2006 commercial that showed a sick PC and a healthy Mac as the key contributor to the belief that Apple’s Mac computers don’t get viruses. That idea has been shattered following a series of cyber-attacks on the Apple systems over the past year, including the Tsunami and Revier/Imuler Trojans and the Mac Defender fake antivirus program. Most recently it has been the rejuvenated and reworked Flashback Trojan, which security researchers from Kaspersky and another security firm, Doctor Web, said has infected more than 600,000 Macs worldwide since about mid-March. That’s about 1 to 2 percent of all Macs being used, a percentage that puts the infection into the realm of the Conficker malware that attacked Windows PCs. Given this, Mac users need to take a serious look at the security measures they’re taking, according to Raiu. Here he lists the top 10 steps they can take to ensure their Macs are as secure and safe as possible.
If your email client program stripped the embedded hyperlinks, here they are:
Flashback Mac Trojan Shakes Apple Reputation of Invulnerability
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Flashback-Mac-Trojan-Shakes-Apple-Rep-of-Invulnerability-757709/
10 Simple Tips for Boosting The Security of Your Mac
http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193448/10_Simple_Tips_for_Boosting_The_Security_Of_Your_Mac#page_top
Nowadays a security solution is absolutely mandatory for any Mac user. If you follow those 10 simple steps to boost the security of your Mac, your chances of becoming yet another random victim will be greatly diminished.
You can download and install Sophos Antivirus for Mac from USC ITS Software Repository, http://software.usc.edu. USC login is required to get at that repository.
Best regards,
Michael S. Goay
Executive Director | Business Affairs - Information Technology Division
1/3/12 - USC E-mail Account Upgrade Spam
Distribution: Viterbi faculty and staff
You might have received a SPAM email with a subject line "Email Account Upgrade" purported to come from “University of Southern California helpdesk@usc.edu”. Please disregard / delete that email.
Please be reminded that neither USC ITS nor Viterbi IT will ever request that you submit personal information, including any passwords, over email.
If you have responded to the phishing scheme by submitting information about your USC account credentials, you should immediately go to https://www.usc.edu/its/password to change your USC password. If you are unable to change your USC password, contact the ITS Customer Support Center at 213-740-5555 as soon as possible.
Please feel free to inquire with security@vsoe.usc.edu if you have any doubt about this sort of notices.
Best regards,
Michael S. Goay
Executive Director | Business Affairs - Information Technology Division
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Announcements
4/11/12 - Viterbi IT Server Maintenance, Sunday, May 13, 2012
Viterbi IT monthly server maintenance has been scheduled to begin at 7:00am and ending at approximately 9:00am on Sunday, May 13, 2012. During this maintenance window, file servers, listserv and web tools portal will be intermittently disrupted. Email will NOT be affected. Please plan accordingly.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Viterbi IT Service Desk at 213-740-0517.
Thank you,
Viterbi IT
4/25/12 - Viterbi IT Offices will be relocated from OHE330 to PHE333 from 5/8/12 to 8/3/12.
OHE will be going through a seismic retrofit during the summer. Viterbi IT will be operating out of PHE333 until the retrofit is completed.
4/11/12 - Virtual Lab for ITP Down For Maintenance, Sunday, April 15, 2012
The Virtual Lab (RDSFarm) requires maintenance. It has been scheduled for this Sunday, April 15, at the same time as the regular monthly Viterbi IT Server maintenance. A login notice has been posted on the Virtual Lab (RDSFarm).
4/11/12 - Viterbi IT Server Maintenance, Sunday, April 15, 2012
Viterbi IT monthly server maintenance has been scheduled to begin at 7:00am and ending at approximately 9:00am on Sunday, April 15, 2012. During this maintenance window, email, file servers, listserv, web tools portal will be intermittently disrupted. Please plan accordingly.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Viterbi IT Service Desk at 213-740-0517.
Thank you,
Viterbi IT
3/23/12 - Password change for all USC students begins Wednesday, March 28 (on behalf of Robert Lau)
Distribution: Department Advisors
CC: Department Chairs, et al
Please be advised that ITS will be implementing a forced password change for all USC students, beginning on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
Michael S. Goay
Executive Director of Information Technology
Viterbi School of Engineering
3/21/12 - Mathematica
Distribution: Viterbi Faculty and Staff
Mathematica is a fully integrated software environment for technical and scientific computing. It combines numerical and symbolic computation, visualization, and programming in a single, flexible interactive software system.
This email is to remind you that USC has site license for Mathematica software. It can be installed on university-owned computers for use by USC students, faculty and staff. Additionally, faculty and staff may install the software on personally-owned computers.
For university-owned computers, the installation file is available at http://software.usc.edu/. Go there, select the appropriate OS platform, look for Mathematica (Office/Classroom).
For personally-owned computers, USC staff and faculty may request a copy of home-use Mathematica license at http://www.wolfram.com/siteinfo/homeuse/
When prompted for information to begin the process, please enter:
Staff/faculty license number: L2777-7149.
Organization name: University of Southern California
Email Address: (be sure to use your @usc.edu email address)
Best regards,
Michael S. Goay
Executive Director of Information Technology
Viterbi School of Engineering
3/13/12 - Viterbi IT Server Maintenance, Sunday, March 18, 2012
Viterbi IT monthly server maintenance has been scheduled to begin at 7:00am and ending at approximately 9:00am on Sunday, March 18, 2012. During this maintenance window, file servers, listserv, web tools portal will be intermittently disrupted. Email will NOT be affected. Please plan accordingly.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Viterbi IT Service Desk at 213-740-0517.
Thank you,
Viterbi IT
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