Author Archives: lparmet

4/6 Zoom Phone Transition – Comm. & Public Affairs, Davis Museum, Dean of Students, General Counsel, PERA

Posted on April 5, 2021 by lparmet

The transition to Zoom Phone for Communications & Public Affairs, the Davis Museum, the Dean of Students division, the Office of the General Counsel, and PERA will take place on Tuesday, April 6th. As of this date, if you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 4/6 Zoom Phone Transition – Comm. & Public Affairs, Davis Museum, Dean of Students, General Counsel, PERA

New IRS phishing scam, continued ransomware attacks on education orgs

Posted on April 2, 2021 by lparmet

We are writing about two important security topics that you may have seen in the news. There is an IRS impersonation scam that is currently targeting students and employees with .edu email addresses.  Subject lines may include “Tax Refund Payment” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on New IRS phishing scam, continued ransomware attacks on education orgs

4/5-9 7 AM-3:30 PM Campus Network Upgrade: Brief Network Outages

Posted on March 29, 2021 by lparmet

As a part of our campus-wide network upgrade, we will replace the wireless access points in the following buildings during spring break between 7 AM and 3:30 PM. During the upgrade of each access point, a brief network outage (~30-60 … Continue reading →

Posted in Network | Comments Off on 4/5-9 7 AM-3:30 PM Campus Network Upgrade: Brief Network Outages

Recent ransomware attacks on education orgs

Posted on March 25, 2021 by lparmet

The FBI recently reported an increase in ransomware activity targeting educational institutions. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the entire hard drive of a computer behind the scenes and makes it unusable until you pay a ransom in … Continue reading →

Posted in Security | Comments Off on Recent ransomware attacks on education orgs

3/25 8:10 AM College website and MyWellesley issues resolved

Posted on March 25, 2021 by lparmet

The issues with the college websites and MyWellesley are now resolved. Please contact the Help Desk if you are experiencing any issues or need assistance. 3/24 6:15 PM Our vendor has identified the issue impacting college websites and MyWellesley and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 3/25 8:10 AM College website and MyWellesley issues resolved

3/24 6:15 PM College websites and MyWellesley unavailable

Posted on March 24, 2021 by lparmet

Our vendor has identified the issue impacting college websites and MyWellesley and they are working to solve the problem. We will provide an update when we have more information or when the issue has been resolved. 3:45 PM College websites … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 3/24 6:15 PM College websites and MyWellesley unavailable

3/24 3:45 PM College websites and MyWellesley unavailable

Posted on March 24, 2021 by lparmet

College websites and the MyWellesley portal are intermittently unavailable. Our vendor is working on the issue and we will update as soon as we have more information. To: Everyone From: Lori Parmet, LTS, x2171 More info: Computing Help Desk, LTS, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 3/24 3:45 PM College websites and MyWellesley unavailable

3/25-3/26 7 AM-3 PM Network outages in Clapp Library

Posted on March 23, 2021 by lparmet

As a part of our campus-wide network upgrade, we will replace the wireless access points in Clapp Library on Thursday, March 25th and Friday, March 26th between 7 AM and 3 PM. During the upgrade of each access point, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Network | Comments Off on 3/25-3/26 7 AM-3 PM Network outages in Clapp Library

3/17 Zoom Phone Transition – Development, International Study, Provost’s Office, WCW

Posted on March 16, 2021 by lparmet

The transition to Zoom Phone for the offices of Development, International Study, the Provost, and the Wellesley Centers for Women will take place on Wednesday, March 17th. As of this date, if you are dialing from on campus, you will … Continue reading →

Posted in Phones, Zoom | Comments Off on 3/17 Zoom Phone Transition – Development, International Study, Provost’s Office, WCW

3/22 6-6:30 AM Website editing unavailable and updates to Drupal login process

Posted on March 15, 2021 by lparmet

Website editing in Drupal will be unavailable on Monday, March 22nd from 6-6:30 AM while we update the login process to use single sign-on (SSO). When the updates are complete, the Drupal login process will be a little different. You … Continue reading →

Posted in College website | Comments Off on 3/22 6-6:30 AM Website editing unavailable and updates to Drupal login process