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Jan. 30: Changes to High-Risk Data Attestation

January 27, 2025

On Thursday, Jan. 30, from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., ITS will be implementing changes to the annual High-Risk Data Attestation that is required to be completed by WCM faculty, staff, and students. All WCM employees must complete the attestation annually (upon their anniversary date) at attest.weill.cornell.edu.

What’s new to the attestation...

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Scary IT Stories to Tell in the Dark

October 31, 2024

Happy Halloween! National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is coming to a close, but protecting your data is a year-round priority. In the spirit of the season, ITS presents our own spooky cybersecurity tales with Scary IT Stories to Tell in the Dark. Learn from our own tales of digital horrors how you can safeguard your personal...

Nov. 5: Security change to alter Office 365 on personal Windows devices

October 21, 2024

On November 5, ITS will apply a security policy enhancement intended to prevent institutional data, including Protected Health Information (PHI), from being stored on personal devices that are not supported by ITS. This helps protect the WCM network from a data breach, and it helps protect our users from accidentally storing sensitive information on their personal...