Announcements
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Adapted from an email sent by Dean Nick Place to faculty on June 14, 2023. The University of Georgia’s Division of Marketing and Communications (MarComm) recently announced the upgrade of UGA’s logo system to a registered trademark.
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After consultation with our in-house cybersecurity experts and state technology officials, we are immediately directing institutions that TikTok, as well as Telegram and WeChat, not be used on any state-owned and/or -issued devices including mobile phones and laptops unless it is for an authorized law enforcement or security purpose.
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It was recently announced that Facebook Analytics, which provided usage statistics for Facebook traffic, will no longer exist after June 30, 2021. Users of this service should download any reports or data they might need later before that date. After June 30, Facebook Business manager will be the go-to place for page analytics. Read more…
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Overview of upcoming changes In order to improve security and reduce the instances of “Zoom Bombing,” UGA will enable the Zoom Waiting Room setting for all future Zoom meetings at close of business on 11/13/2020. After 11/13/2020, meeting hosts will now have to “admit” each attendee into the meeting before they can view and participate.…
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Update as of Sept 21, 2020 We received the following information from Zoom regarding the security changes previously announced for September 27th. “At Zoom, customers are our number one priority, and we always strive to bring you the best, most secure video meeting experience in the industry. In June we reached out about a new…
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Starting on September 1, 2020 connecting to UGA’s VPN will be required in order to access the AEM Author website from remote locations. The AEM Author website will be inaccessible to users who do not first connect to the VPN. Requiring the use of a VPN, or “Virtual Private Network,” is a way to ensure…
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If you work in Cooperative Extension, we imagine you may be feeling stress about how to transition your programming to online formats right now. Our OIT team has put together a list of tips and resources to help. Zoom If you are completely new to Zoom we have a few tips to get you started. …
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Many of our upcoming in-person events have been canceled or postponed. In the coming weeks you may be rescheduling these events as online trainings and workshops. But perhaps you have wondered whether it’s appropriate to post a link to a Zoom meeting on a public calendar. And perhaps you’ve been scared to hold online meetings…
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Update as of 3/30/2020 As of March 26th the screen sharing settings within your Zoom account have automatically defaulted to “Only Host.” This setting gives hosts sole permission to share content within their meetings by default. This effectively ends the ZoomBombing threat. If you’d like to give participants screen sharing permission, simply click the arrow to the…