Information Technology (IT)
Migration to FreeSWITCH VoIP
Information technology will begin moving the campus to the new FreeSWITCH VoIP System this summer 2014. The conversion will be conducted one department at a time with full implementation completed during the fall 2014 semester. Each department will be contacted prior to the conversion and given a target date to begin the migration.
Read More »IT to update web browsers
Information technology (IT) will update web browser software on all IT-managed machines this week. Updates will run when the machine is turned on but not in use. Due to the planned power outage scheduled for Saturday, May 31, IT asks all faculty, staff and students to power down campus computers this Friday, May 30. Machines powered down or off the campus network at the time of update will attempt to perform the update at the next opportunity. For assistance or to check the validity of this message, contact the IT Help Desk by calling 341-4357 (HELP), visit the Walk-In Center on the first floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library or submit a ticket online at help.mst.edu.
Read More »Possible network outage today
MOREnet upgrades are scheduled to occur 10:30 p.m.-midnight today (Wednesday, May 28). These upgrades may result in a temporary network service outage at Missouri S&T.
Read More »S&T responds to ‘Heartbleed Bug’
Last week, the “Heartbleed Bug” exposed a serious vulnerability in OpenSSL, a popular cryptographic software library used to protect information online. Information security has evaluated the impact to campus and has secured the environment. At this time, IT strongly urges you to change your S&T password using password.mst.edu.
Read More »Phishing attack hits S&T emails
A phishing email was circulated on the Missouri S&T campus on March 17. The email contained the text seen below and was an attempt by a malicious phisher to trick recipients into sharing personal information.
Read More »Phishing attack hits S&T emails
A phishing email was circulated on the Missouri S&T campus yesterday, Feb. 27. The email contained the text seen below and was an attempt by a malicious phisher to trick recipients into sharing personal information. All students, faculty and staff are reminded to exercise a healthy skepticism when receiving suspicious emails and follow the proper […]
Read More »Quarantine summary replaces Postini
Starting Tuesday, Jan. 14, faculty and staff now receive a daily email quarantine summary containing their incoming messages identified as potential spam. Missouri S&T will no longer use the Postini service. Instead, incoming email processing and spam quarantine will be handled by Google Apps before reaching your mailbox.
Read More »TERMINALFOUR upgrade is Jan. 21
IT will upgrade TERMINALFOUR, the university’s web content management system, 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. All faculty and staff are required to be logged out during the upgrade. Most steps for editing and creating items in the new version of TERMINALFOUR will remain the same as the previous version. Main changes include the menu and the look of the “Direct Edit” interface. Documentation will be updated on the web support site, with the addition of training video instructions.
Read More »Teleconferencing service change
Missouri S&T has transitioned to InterCall as the preferred teleconferencing service, effective Dec. 30.
Read More »IT help request system upgrade Dec. 14
The online IT help request system will be unavailable all day Saturday, Dec. 14, during the upgrade of the BMC Remedy Service Request Management software. The upgraded version will be easier to use. If you have any questions or need help using the system contact the IT Help Desk at 341-HELP (4357).
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