Notices & Bulletins

In accordance with UVic’s records management obligations, UVic will be implementing a 5-month data retention schedule to the Microsoft Teams Chat feature starting July 15, 2021.

University Systems is upgrading our NetLink ID passphrase security to support the UVic security standards. These new features will be available on June 2nd. Existing passphrases will not be impacted; to take advantage of these new features, please change your passphrase after June 2, 2021.

macOS Big Sur (version 11.0) is the latest release of the Apple operating system for Macintosh workstations. Apple has also started shipping Mac Minis, Macbook Airs, and the 13" Macbook Pro with Apple Silicon (M1) chips. University Systems does not recommend upgrading to Big Sur or purchasing new Apple hardware with the new M1 processor due to known software incompatibilities. At this time we cannot provide technical approval for purchases of M1 Apple Macs. We will continue to update this bulletin as we test additional features and compatibility with Big Sur and the M1 Macs.

We’re making a few changes to My page and Online tools on March 11, 2021 to improve security and navigation.

Recently, several UVic accounts synced to MyMail, an email service that allows user to sync their email to my.com servers, have been confirmed as compromised. We will block Exchange ActiveSync to MyMail commencing February 23, 2021.

University Systems will start simulated phishing training for UVic email accounts in February 2021. Simulated Phishing Training is a recognized approach for cybersecurity awareness and training to reduce risks associated with phishing. Simulated Phishing Training consists of generating emails that resemble real phishing emails we have received, and sending 3-4 such simulated phishing emails to UVic email accounts on a monthly basis.

The University's student email system has been upgraded to improve the security and privacy of client connections. You can now update your email client to use an encrypted and authenticated connection (SMTPAuth).