You may have seen information in the news about a data breach affecting Under Armour’s MyFitnessPal accounts. Under Armour released this statement to account owners. As a reminder, it’s best practice to change your account passwords often and refrain from using the same or similar logins and passwords for multiple services. If you have questions… Read More »
Students, TODAY is the deadline to set up 2-Step Verification on your WFU Google Account. Set up 2–Step Verification TODAY or get LOCKED OUT of your WFU Gmail Account, Google Drive, WIN, Sakai, and more!
On Thursday, March 8, 2018, between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., Information Systems will perform emergency maintenance on the campus telephone system. What you need to know: For approximately 15 minutes, starting at 8:00 p.m.: All University telephone services will be unavailable. No voicemail may be left or retrieved for campus phone extensions. Voicemail will… Read More »
Information Systems is making changes to the configuration of our wireless network to provide a seamless user experience for the entire Wake Forest community across the Reynolda Campus, Wake Downtown, Wake Washington, and Wake Charlotte. Beginning Tuesday, March 6, 2018, faculty, staff and students at Wake Downtown/Innovation Quarter will see WFUWireless in their list of… Read More »
Beginning Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Information Systems will upgrade the antivirus software on Wake Forest University issued computers to Cisco’s Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) through the campus network. This upgrade replaces Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) and provides a higher level of protection from viruses and malware. This will protect Wake Forest University issued… Read More »
Students, set up Google 2-Step Verification by March 12, 2018, to avoid being locked out of your WFU account. A drawing for cool technology prizes will be held for all students who set up Google 2-Step Verification before the deadline! Enable 2-Step Verification
Students! The following is a reminder about the University-wide initiative to better protect Wake Forest University user accounts and reduce the risk for security breaches. The University-wide initiative requires all students to set-up Google 2-Step Verification for their university accounts by March 12, 2018. Read the email sent to campus on September 13, 2017. Many… Read More »
Information Systems is making improvements in the configuration of our wireless network.
Beginning this week, users will see a new wireless network, WFUwireless-legacy, to be used for connecting older devices which support only the 2.4Ghz spectrum, such as Raspberry Pi and iPhone 4S and older. Most devices will continue to connect, without any changes, to WFUwireless and should enjoy improved performance. This change will provide an overall better wireless experience for all users.
After careful consideration and substantial discussion with campus technology advisory committees, the university has required all faculty and staff enable Google 2-Step Verification to their university account by December 4, 2017. Monday night was the deadline for faculty and staff to enable Google 2-Step Verification. Locked out of your account? Please contact the IS Service Desk… Read More »
After careful consideration and substantial discussion with campus technology advisory committees, the university is requiring all faculty and staff enable Google 2-Step Verification to their university account by December 4, 2017.
After Monday, December 4, 2017 at 11:59pm, if Google 2-Step Verification is not enabled on your university account, you will be unable to log into your WFU Google account. You will need to contact the Information Systems Service Desk to enable Google 2-Step Verification and reactivate your university account.
Enabling and using 2-Step Verification is easy and greatly improves security. Visit the 2-Step Verification page to set up your account now!