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Use Duo: It’s Easy!
Haven’t signed up for Duo 2-factor authentication? It’s easy–there are no forms to complete and no waiting. Just log into ninernet.uncc.edu and follow the prompts in the Duo section. 2-factor authentication protects your NinerNET account by requiring two forms of verification instead of one. It requires 1. Something you know (your password) and 2. Something […]
Graduating Students: University Gmail Account Active About 1 Year
Congratulations to all students graduating in May! Keep in mind your current university Gmail and Google Drive accounts will stay active for about one year after you graduate. Be sure to save any information you wish to keep after this time in a different place (e.g. personal account, flash drive). For questions, you can contact […]
Your Tuition Includes Office 365
Get your work done using Microsoft Office 365 for FREE! The package includes some of Microsoft’s most powerful applications: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and OneDrive. All students, faculty and staff with active NinerNET credentials are eligible. Go to: software.uncc.edu and download it today!
New University IT Assessment to Begin
Chancellor Dubois has engaged consultant BerryDunn to begin a new campus-wide IT assessment of resources, services, and processes in all distributed IT units and in the ITS department. See his message about the initiative sent to all University faculty and staff on November 17, 2018.
Sign Up for ITS System Alerts
ITS works hard to keep all systems up and running smoothly, but sometimes things happen. A system might be brought down for planned maintenance (during low-use hours, like over the weekend) or an unplanned outage may occur, which we fix as quickly as possible. When you sign up for IT System Alerts, you’ll get an […]
Phishing Simulation
Faculty and staff will start receiving mock phishing emails as part of a new phishing simulation program. This program is designed to help people identify a phishing scam by providing real-time feedback if they click the link included in the phishing email. What will happen? Starting this month, mock phishing emails will be sent to […]
Update on Google Phishing Scheme + 5 Ways to Protect Yourself
On May 3, a worldwide phishing incident happened where people were invited to click a “shared” Google Drive document. Once people clicked the link, they were then asked to allow access to their account so they could access the Google Doc. It was a “bait & switch,” so to speak. Upon discovering the problem, ITS […]
All Students: Verify Information in Banner
Is your cell phone number or personal (non-uncc) email address correct in Banner? Please take a quick moment to verify at least one is. This way you can easily reset your password if you forget it and access certain personal information in Banner. To verify one or both are listed in Banner: 1. Go to […]
Dropbox for Education Access Now Available
Faculty and staff access to Dropbox for Education has arrived, earlier than the expected Feb. 15 date! Noted in last week’s campus announcement, Dropbox offers you free, secure, unlimited file storage with access anywhere, anytime. Set Up Instructions To set up your Dropbox for Education account, go to dropbox.uncc.edu, click Sign Up and follow the […]
Dropbox for Education for Faculty and Staff
Starting February 15, all faculty and staff will have access to Dropbox for Education.The University recently purchased this service which provides free, secure, unlimited file storage. Additionally, its cloud-based nature will allow file access anywhere, anytime–you can open a saved spreadsheet while meeting in the conference room or access your presentation when out of town. […]