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To improve security, we are introducing CAPTCHA verification for participants joining Teams meetings from outside the University. Learn moreLink opens in a new window about how this will impact external guests, colleagues, and anyone without a Microsoft Teams account.

Do you receive verification codes for Microsoft multi factor authentication through a text message to your phone? You may now start seeing these codes coming through on WhatsApp. Find out more about this global Microsoft update.

To improve our security, businesses or individuals outside the University will soon need to register for multi factor authentication when they collaborate with us on Teams, SharePoint or OneDrive.

A new Information Management Framework Policy will be published at the beginning of February, with guidance for managing and securing information throughout its lifecycle at the University.

Our Information and Digital Team (IDG) is introducing a new change that will help you to protect yourself against risks – such as hacking – when you’re logged into a ÌÇÐÄTV device.

Great news: a new upgrade to our information security operations, from our new provider TCS, marks a major step towards enhancing our cyber security by improving our proactive threat detection, monitoring, and response.

The Information and Digital Group (IDG) is moving service desk telephone support to a new provider, to extend and improve support for IT issues. You’ll still be able to access support through the same service desk phone number and online portal. Read more about the change and the benefits it brings.

We’re all responsible for keeping sensitive information safe and secure at ÌÇÐÄTV. Now, as we introduce new standards in classifying and handling information, take a look at what you need to know. Got questions? IDG is on hand to help or provide team briefings.

We were recently notified of a wave of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber-attacks on a number of UK universities, which caused significant disruption to their operations. We were not directly targeted - but we need your help to further strengthen our security. Here are three things you can do to help keep our services secure.