Boston College ITS

Welcome back, Eagles! 🦅 Avoid the pre-class queue at O'Neill—get remote printing set up on your laptop now so you can send jobs to any campus printer: bc.edu/print. Have a fantastic semester! 🖨️

There is currently a nationwide Canvas outage impacting Boston College faculty, staff, and students. We will provide updates. The vendor status page: status.instructure.com/

Beware, Romance Scams CAN Break your Heart: staysafeonline.org/campaigns…

It's Data Privacy Week. Learn more from the National Cybersecurity Alliance: staysafeonline.org/data-priv…

Welcome back to campus! As you get back into your routine, if you have technology questions or problems, reach out to BC ITS for assistance: bc.edu/content/bc-web/office…

Caffeine? Check. Study guides? Check. Tech issues? We've got you. 💻 The ITS Walk-In Help Desk on O'Neill 3rd floor is open for all your last-minute troubleshooting needs. Good luck on finals, Eagles! #BostonCollege #FinalsWeek

Scammers love the holidays. As online shopping surges, so do fake websites, fraudulent ads, emails, texts, and too-good-to-be-true deals across social media. Shop from reputable companies only, don't fall for phony UPS texts/emails, and use credit cards to pay, not gift cards.

If you are using public wifi at coffee shops, libraries, or at the airport, be sure to login to BC EagleVPN before you get started. It offers an additional layer of protection: bc.edu/vpn

Simplify Security! ITS recommends the Duo App for 2-Step Verification - learn more at bc.edu/its

Today, as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, our BC ITS student employees were outside sharing tips to avoid phishing scams. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! Find out more at bc.edu/its

Network issues on campus are resolved. [10/16, 2 p.m.]

ITS is actively investigating issues with the BC network. Users may not be able to connect to online resources. [10/16, 1:50 p.m.]

Thank you to those who attended yesterday’s keynote event for Cybersecurity Awareness month - remember, cybersecurity is about building habits!

Today is the start of Cybersecurity Awareness month, and it's all about *being intentional*! Check out bc.edu/its for details.

Be eagle-eyed when reviewing emails 🦅! There is a phishing scam targeting employees with fraudulent retirement consultation offers: bc.edu/content/bc-web/office…

Today, ITS enjoyed being part of WellFest, sponsored by the Murray Center for Student Wellness. Don’t forget to look up!

BC faculty, staff, and students have access to NotebookLM from within the apps menu (aka "the waffle") of their BC Google account. Recent improvements by Google, make this powerful AI thinking partner worth revisiting—or discovering for the first time: bc.edu/content/bc-web/office…

Welcome back to all undergraduate and graduate students! Is your laptop set up for remote printing yet? If not, visit bc.edu/print. Hope you have a great semester!

We often see the number of phishing emails increase as the semester gets started. Do you know how to report suspicious emails sent to you BC email account? (Tip: Ignore phishing messages in the Spam or Trash folders). bc.edu/content/bc-web/office…

One week until first-year students move in to the residence halls! ITS staff and student employees will be on hand to assist students with connecting devices to the network, and to answer tech questions. See you soon, Class of 2029!