Computing Services and Instructional Technology

NWU mailboxes are being subjected during the past few days to a campaign of phishing attacks.  This campaign employs a theme which we have warned about previous, i.e.

We have just been advised by our Internet Service Provider (ISP) – Network Nebraska – that there will be a series of maintenance operations across much of the Network Nebraska network on Saturday, 12/22.  Maintenance will begin at about 6:00am on Saturday and continue through the day at various locations until about 6:00pm.  Interruption of Internet access is expected during this maintenance wi

[NOTE: We are resending this security alert due to reports of yet another wave of scam email following the same pattern.  The difference between the previous messages and the current wave of messages is primarily the sender address.  The more recent fraud appears to originate from either a Daniel M.

We have received reports today of a new phishing scam which targets login credentials for Office 365 accounts.  While this particular scam does not appear to be especially widespread, it is well crafted and presented with enough care to make it plausible to casual inspection.

Allo Communications has informed us that they have scheduled maintenance operations for October 18th which will impact customer services in our area.  Allo's maintenance operations will begin at about 1:00am on the morning of Thursday, October 18th and are expected to last approximately 30 minutes.  During that 30 minute window, all Allo data and voice services will be unavailable.

CSIT has received reports from about 6 employees (mostly staff) this morning that their HP desktop computers “blue screened” this morning.  That is, the computers failed to boot and instead displayed the blue screen message reporting a system error.

CSIT has noted a new phishing scam arriving in NWU mailboxes.  This new scam is specifically targeting Office 365 accounts and appears to be widespread. 

Over the summer we have fixed and updated the Ellucian Go Mobile app.  Use this from your phone or other mobile device to access Nebraska Wesleyan news, sports news, sports schedule, campus map and more.  With their login students can also see their class schedule, notifications and final grades (at the end of the term).   For more information visit

CSIT has received a report of a new phishing scam.  We do not have any indication that this particular scam is widespread.  This warning is because the timing of this scam – coming during our transition to a new phone system with new features – may make it especially tempting.

CSIT has received a report this evening of a new phishing scam.  While this scam is not particularly well crafted, it does come during an especially busy time of year and, therefore, warrants some warning.