Computing Services and Instructional Technology

CSIT has reports this morning that new instances of a likely scam have been received in many NWU mailboxes.  This potential scam originates from a compromised NWU accounts and, therefore, may seem superficially to be more trustworthy than they might otherwise.

CSIT has seen indications over the past 24 hours that a new wave of threatening email is targeting NWU mailboxes.  While our message filters are flagging these incoming messages with a warning that the message is malicious, we have decided that the volume of such messages warrants a general alert.

CSIT will be retiring the NWU-wireless and the NWU-wireless24 networks shortly after the start of the Fall Semester.  With this transition, we will also be abandoning the on-boarding web site (nwuwifi.nebrwesleyan.edu); it is no longer necessary for the new network architecture.)

CSIT has received reports of a new phishing scam targeting NWU Office 365 account credentials.

CSIT has reports this morning that new instances of the “secret shopper” scam have been received in numerous NWU mailboxes.  These new instances originate from two compromised NWU accounts and, therefore, may seem superficially to be more trustworthy than they might otherwise.

Welcome back from the Memorial Day holiday! 

CSIT has received reports this morning from several faculty and staff of two new instances of malicious email scams reaching NWU mailboxes.  Both are instances of a scam which attempts to engage the recipient in a process leading to the purchase of something of value (e.g., gift cards) and transferring that value to the scammer.

CSIT has received multiple reports this morning regarding a new wave of an old email scam.  This particular scam is one which we have seen before, but has been distributed widely enough to warrant a reminder.

This message is to alert you that you may have received an phishing scam from a compromised NWU account.  The scam was given an extremely wide distribution.

CSIT has schedule a maintenance operation for Monday (5/13) at 7:00am.  The maintenance to be performed is a hardware upgrade to two devices called load balancers.  As the name suggests, these devices serve to balance the demand for services between redundant servers filling several critical network and infrastructure roles.  (Examples would include DHCP and DNS services, as well as serve

Apple is attempting to adjust their response to the on-going technical problems with their “butterfly” keyboard designs for the MacBook and MacBook Pro by shifting the focus of keyboard repair from depot to in-store service.