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Whether you are a new or returning student, faculty member, or staff member, these five IT resources/services will prepare you for the year ahead and set you up for success.

If you’re the average University of Utah faculty or staff member, it’s possible you’ve never read the U’s information technology and IT security policies. Whether you have or have not, we all must follow them — and for good reason, too.

During a recent U town hall, CIO Steve Hess addressed the IT security issues that come with telecommuting, including concerns about data privacy and work on personal devices. He urged employees (and students) to review and follow university IT regulations.

To keep vast sums of restricted credit card processing data locked down, the university adheres to strict payment card industry data security standards.

The associate director, who models his leadership style after his first boss, said trust is crucial in order for employees to thrive in the workplace.

Several UIT teams worked with U of U Health to implement Epic and MyChart at Carson Tahoe Health — a momentous feat that included 72 interface builds, 130,000 total work hours, and 500,000 imported patient records.

Ahead of Identity Management Day on April 13, Chris Stucker, associate director for Identity & Access Management, discusses how we can all help prevent attackers from compromising our identities, and breaching the university’s defenses.

The Academic Senate recently approved changes to three items and the addition of one procedure under Policy 4-004: Information Security Policy, which the Information Security Office requested in order to stay current with the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape and organizational requirements.

The Information Security Office shares some tips on how to handle calls and text messages from unknown numbers or seemingly legitimate numbers that aren’t part of your contact list, while assisting the university in its contact tracing efforts.

IT-wise, spring semester at the University of Utah began on a quiet note, due in part to UIT’s start-of-semester committee, as well as recent technology upgrades.