Resolved: Wired Network Issues Causing Service Disruption
Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
A disruption in wired network connectivity caused service for many administrative services to go offline and caused a residual impact to select servers in BU’s datacenter….
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge release update to patch security vulnerability
Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
There is a significant flaw in Chrome (CVE-2022-1096) that was announced on Friday, March 25th and has since been featured in the news. This one has received attention because there is an exploit available for it amid higher global tensions. The bug is also in shared code that is used in Microsoft Edge, which may…
Resolved: Student Health Application – PnC – was unavailable.
Sunday, March 27th, 2022
The website shsmobile.bu.edu was down, so students and Healthway employees were not able to check the student PnC records. The Covid lab was not able to transmit results to PnC….
Resolved: WordPress sites were unavailable
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022
Wordpress sites such as bu.edu/cas and bu.edu/com were unavailable….
Security advisory: Beware of fraudulent Duo prompts
Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
We want to alert you to a new level of phishing attack that is currently being launched against Boston University and several other institutions across the country. This attack exploits some Duo multifactor authentication options. Please review this advisory carefully. The attacks will typically begin as an email with a generic subject, such as…
Access to the Shared Resource Cluster, SAP non production, CyberArk replication, and the Disaster Recovery bubble is currently unavailable..
Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Access to the Shared Resource Cluster, SAP non production, CyberArk replication, and the Disaster Recovery bubble is currently unavailable…..
Resolved: Faculty/Staff Unable to Book COVID Testing
Sunday, March 13th, 2022
Faculty and Staff members attempting to book COVID testing within the scheduling tool were unable to do so and would encounter a loading message when attempting to select a time slot.
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Resolved: BUworks Hire/Re-hire and Student Stipend impact due to IAM/Directory updates for March 12-13
Friday, March 11th, 2022
Please be advised that over the weekend of March 12-13, IS&T’s planned IAM/Directory updates will have display and approval impact on Hire/Re-hire and Student Stipend requests and forms. If possible wait until Monday the 14th to process any submission or approval of these forms. Thank you For help or assistance anytime, please contact the IT…