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Author: David Olds

Still Phishing…August 2020

August 19, 2020 David Olds

Phishing scammers don’t get furloughed during a pandemic – they can work from home Do not be surprised if you…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: phish, Phishing, scam

We want to be Together!

July 24, 2020 David Olds

Microsoft Teams client has updated to the new version which allows Large Gallery and Together Mode. Together Mode is enabled when…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: conference, Teams, video

Spear and other Phishing

July 6, 2020 David Olds

SPEAR PHISHING Spear phishing is a phishing attempt directed at a specific individual or group of individuals using personal details.…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Email, phish, Phishing, spear

Register an alternative (emergency) contact email address

July 2, 2020 David Olds

Executive Summary If you haven’t already done so, please register an alternative (emergency) contact email address. A good alternative email…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: account, compromised, Email, Nexus

Overleaf – Create beautiful equations

May 19, 2020 David Olds

Creating beautiful equations just got a whole lot simpler. Give Overleaf.com a try out – it is Free for a…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: latex, software

Fake WebAuth login page

April 30, 2020 David Olds

There are emails being sent to people from compromised Oxford email accounts. The email contain links to a fake Oxford…

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Posted in: IT

theEDUstore – Apple and Microsoft HE discounts

April 20, 2020 David Olds

One of our suppliers (XMA) has an online store where students and staff can get Higher Education discounts if you…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, discount, iPad, macbook, microsoft, surface

Security Review – April 2020

April 1, 2020 David Olds

Just because there is a world pandemic doesn’t mean that the phishing and scammers are having time off. They work…

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Chromebooks – do they need Anti-Virus software?

October 3, 2019 David Olds

Great question. Chromebooks and Chromeboxes don’t really need Anti-Virus in the same way that Windows and MacOS do. The ChromeOS…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Anti-Virus, chromebook, chromebox

Eduroam – Returning Students to Oxford for Michaelmas 2019

David Olds

IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW… During the Summer, IT Services renewed the University’s certificate used for authenticating to Eduroam Wi-Fi.…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Eduroam, Eduroam CAT, wireless

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