Information Technology Services produces technology news items called TECH Bits geared primarily to Temple University faculty and staff. TECH Bits are distributed via e-mail on a weekly basis during the semester. An archive of these messages appears below. For more information about Temple resources, visit the Faculty or Staff websites.
To close out National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we are sharing a challenging quiz.
Are you ready? You start by making up a fake name and email address to use on the quiz. Then, put what you've learned from the tips we shared this month to the test to see how cyber smart you are by taking Google's Phishing Quiz.
To continue with National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) tips, in part 4, we focus on how to keep a clean machine:
Note: At this time, we recommend not installing the macOS Catalina upgrade because you may encounter compatibility issues with various university applications. We'll let you know when it's okay to install this upgrade.
So far this October we have shared how to Own IT, Secure IT and now it is time to Protect IT with part 3 of our National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) Tech Bit.
It's time for part 2 of our National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) Tech Bit. As a reminder, all month long we'll be sharing tips to help you have a #CyberSafeSemester. For this week's tip, learn how to keep your online information secure while on the go.
Want to be more cyber secure? Information Technology Services is sharing information all October for National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to help you protect yourself online. This year's theme is Own IT, Secure IT and Protect IT. So, let's jump right in!
Own your accounts:
Been recruited to create a presentation for your class project group? Agreed to design a poster? Want to give your research paper a refresh?
Instead of starting from scratch, get a head start on design with nicely laid out Microsoft templates equipped with fonts, color schemes and graphics. Select from posters, infographics, presentations, brochures and more. To get started:
Been recruited to create a presentation for the next meeting? Agreed to design a poster? Want to give your reports a refresh?
Instead of starting from scratch, get a head start on design with nicely laid out Microsoft templates equipped with fonts, color schemes and graphics. Select from posters, infographics, presentations, brochures and more. To get started:
Trying to get your files organized all in one place so you can conveniently access them from the cloud? You can do this using these storage options:
OWLbox offers 100 GB of free storage space. So, go ahead and upload your documents, photos and videos! For quick instructions, see Getting Started.
Working on an assignment at the TECH Center and about to head to class? Upload it using one of Temple's file storage options and work on it again later using your laptop or tablet in the library. You can do this using these storage options:
Thinking that no one will ever remember your tunxxxx@temple.edu email address? Create something more personal by using an alias (or nickname).
To create an alias, log in to tuportal.temple.edu and click Cherry and White Update. You can also go to directory.temple.edu and click Update your entry. You can have up to five email aliases for your account.
If you already have aliases, you can use these steps to update them or create a new one.