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Two Rules for Avoiding Phishing Emails
You’re probably familiar with the term “phishing” by now, but do you know how to identify the sender, company and content of your emails before you engage with the content? Do you know how to report a phishing incident?
Faculty and Staff Tech Update 2/26/21: “Zoom Bombing”, Blackboard Retirement, Wellness Mobile App
In this edition, there’s important information about Northeastern’s Blackboard retirement, resources for protecting your data, responding to unwelcome participants in Zoom or Teams meetings, and completing your Daily Wellness Check.
Students Tech Update 2/25/21: Wellness Mobile App, and Blackboard Retirement for Students
In this edition, there’s a new mobile app for completing the Daily Wellness Check and accessing key wellness-related resources.
What to do if your meeting gets “bombed” – and how to prevent it in the first place
With virtual meetings comes the risk of uninvited participants causing disruptions. Fortunately, there are guides for how to screen participant access, remove participants, and quickly take control of your audio and visual tools in both Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings.
Finding and Creating Community at Northeastern
Seeking safe ways to connect? Communities at Northeastern is a unique social networking destination offering a place to engage and interact with members of the university community, from anywhere, at any time.
Northeastern wellness checks go mobile
A new mobile app now makes it even more convenient to complete daily wellness checks and other wellness-related activities that have become a routine part of learning and working across Northeastern’s global campuses.
Planning for Northeastern’s Retirement of Blackboard
Northeastern’s Blackboard learning management system will retire on June 30, 2021. Until that date, users can still log in at northeastern.blackboard.com to view and download content and data from past courses.
Staying secure in an evolving world of work
Whether you’re full remote or full commute, here are some reminders for securing your data at home or on the move.
Apps may be sharing more about you than you know
Online privacy is a hot topic, and David Choffnes, a professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, has some no-nonsense advice for those seeking to control the amount of personal data available about them.
Student Tech Update 01/19/21: Spring into the New Year with these Tech
Find updates about the dynamic scheduler, including the ability to indicate preferences by individual class session, Adobe Creative Cloud licenses, laptops for loan, and more.