As midterms fizzle out and the most anticipated week of the spring semester arrives, many of us set our sights on where to go for spring break. Luckily, UNLV Information Technology (IT) has a spring break trip all planned out for you.
By following this IT inspired travel guide, you can be sure that any other spring break trips you might have on your calendar go as planned.
UNLV’s Advanced Engineering Building (AEB) has officially opened and features new innovative technology here on the university’s campus.
If you’re unsure about a concept discussed in a meeting or have forgotten what the next steps were, just use Zoom AI Companion to help you out.
The National Cybersecurity Alliance has announced the week of Jan. 21 as Data Privacy Week, raising awareness for online privacy and encouraging digital users to implement data protection practices.
Although most of us are browsing the internet daily, many don’t take the vital steps to ensure that our online use is safe and secure. To bring in the spring semester and the spirit of creating new habits, UNLV’s chief information security officer, Vito Rocco, is giving advice on practices you can start today to protect yourself online.
LastPass is requiring users to change their master passwords to at least 12 characters by Jan. 31 in an effort to strengthen security measures and help users better protect themselves from cyber threats.
At UNLV, the new password length requirement impacts LastPass Premium accounts. Students, alumni, and employees who do not meet the guidelines will be prompted to create a new master password with 12 or more characters when they log into LastPass.
Ten students who worked for the UNLV Information Technology graduated with nearly 2,300 classmates on Dec. 19 for winter commencement at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Undergraduates earning their diplomas as part of the winter 2023 graduating class include:
Seven information technology employees were celebrated for their longtime UNLV careers during the Faculty Length of Service Recognition Ceremony on Dec. 4 in the Student Union Ballroom. They joined over 100 other faculty who were recognized for their 10-, 20-, 30-, and 40-year anniversaries.
Nearly 40 employees are better prepared to help their peers spot and protect against cyber threats. Their readiness follows their participation in the annual cybersecurity liaison event, which was hosted by the Information Security Office on Oct. 20.
Now in its second year, the event is a culmination of the cybersecurity liaison program’s yearlong efforts to foster a strong security culture at UNLV by raising awareness, sharing knowledge, and adopting best practices that strengthen cybersecurity campuswide.
During Homecoming Week, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) participated in the week-long festivities of UNLV’s annual Homecoming celebration, such as the office decorating contest and the Scarlet & Gray Homecoming Parade. This week was filled with spirit and creativity as various members of the department got together and planned ways to represent this year’s “Haunted Homecoming” theme.
Sixty elementary school students were issued Future RebelCards as part of the Early Outreach Day Camp on Oct. 9. The children were able to design their own campus ID cards with help from RebelCard Office staff.
“What is College?” was this Early Outreach Day Camp’s theme. Campers explored their ideas of college and interest in attending UNLV, according to the Early Outreach site.