News for the Rutgers IT community—October 27, 2020
Protect the Rutgers community from cybersecurity threats
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month – observed every October for the past 17 years – Rutgers Today featured a story about the best ways to protect the Rutgers community from cyber threats. As many continue to work and learn remotely, we encourage you to share available Rutgers IT security resources with your students, faculty, and/or staff to help keep them safe and #cyberaware.
 



  • Rutgers IT Twitter and Facebook feeds for cybersecurity highlights 
Coming soon: Rutgers IT Service Management
virtual town hall
On Wednesday, November 4 from 2-3 p.m., you can learn more about the ServiceNow for IT Service Management platform at the virtual town hall via Zoom. IT colleagues will address the Rutgers IT community, share project updates, provide short demos, and offer a live Q&A session. Learn more about Rutgers Service Management.
Rutgers IT Lecture Series presents "Lightning Talks"
The next Rutgers IT Lecture Series event will be Wednesday, November 18 from 10-11 a.m. Join your fellow IT professionals at Rutgers for “IT Lightning Talks,” 10-15 minute presentations highlighting various services and projects that impact the university. Learn more about the Rutgers IT Lecture Series.
Stay up-to-date on Rutgers IT projects and initiatives
The monthly projects and initiatives update documents the countless ways your IT colleagues are working to create new services and improve existing ones. October’s edition covers the launch of OARC’s new website, laptop lending programs, a daily self-screening app, new features for Canvas, and much more. If you haven’t seen the update yet, you can find it here. 
IT staff highlighted in Rutgers Today
Rutgers Today highlighted the efforts that the RU–Camden IT department made during a sudden shift to remote learning at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. Camden IT staff members discuss going to work, despite missing the “vibrant community” on campus, to ensure students, staff, and faculty stay connected. 
Inside Rutgers IT is produced by the IT communications team within the Office of Information Technology at Rutgers.

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