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UK ITS introduces the Student Tech Checklist for incoming students at annual Tech Takeover event

Corinne Boyer Aug 28, 2024

Over the past few years, a newer tradition has also become part of that week — The Tech Takeover. At the event, thousands of new UK students stop by The Cornerstone to pick up their UK-issued Pads as part of the Smart Campus iPad Initiative. But this year’s Tech Takeover event included a first for new students — the launch of the Student Tech Checklist.

UK ITS Attends Epic's User Group Meeting

Aug 26, 2024

Members of UK Information Technology Services and UK HealthCare attended the annual Epic User Group Meeting (UGM). UGM’s annual conference brings together IT and operational leaders from across the globe to learn how to maximize the value of Epic as an electronic health record (EHR) software. These leaders also learned about the new innovations that will soon be available in the Epic strategic roadmap, which heavily focused on AI innovations this year.

Use this Student Tech Checklist as your go-to guide for essential tech at UK

Tamana Rahimi Aug 14, 2024

Starting your academic journey at the University of Kentucky? To help you navigate your tech needs, UK ITS has put together a comprehensive Student Tech Checklist. This guide is designed to ensure you have all the essential technology tools in place before you step into the classroom. Here's a list of what you need and why it's essential for your success at UK.

Women in Tech event highlights tech experts, addresses key issues and draws large audience

Corinne Boyer Aug 2, 2024

Building trust, authenticity, mentoring and networking were a few of the topics discussed by panelists at the first Women in Tech event at the University of Kentucky. Led by women with decades of experience within a variety of tech industries, the panel participants reflected on their individual experiences and career journeys.

Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

via CISA Jul 31, 2024

07/30/2024 12:00 PM EDT Apple released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply necessary updates:

UK ITS students and staff help remedy global outage at hospitals, clinics

Corinne Boyer Jul 23, 2024

It was all hands-on deck at UK HealthCare facilities as the massive CrowdStrike incident crippled computer systems globally on Friday, July 19. To fix the issues caused by the program, computers need to be manually restarted and then updated with code. The job brought together IT employees from across the university. That included student employees throughout University of Kentucky Information Technology Services (UK ITS) who responded quickly and helped UK HealthCare resume routine care.

Update on CrowdStrike outage

Jul 19, 2024

As we navigate the outage, please note that CrowdStrike will not reach out to UK community members to troubleshoot. Please be suspicious of any calls or emails appearing to come from CrowdStrike, as these may be bad actors. Visit this page for more information on how to detect and report spam emails or phishing attacks.

Planned Maintenance: Wi-Fi Help Network & Webpage

Jul 17, 2024

On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, starting at 1:30pm, UK Information Technology Services (UK ITS) will be decommissioning the Wi-Fi onboarding network (UK-Wifi-Help).

How AI is transforming third-party risk assessment at the University of Kentucky

Michael P. Sheron and Corinne Boyer Jul 16, 2024

Given the evolving cyber threat landscape, UK ITS developed a new third-party risk assessment process leveraging AI. Concurrently, UK Procurement received directives to enhance software purchase risk management. These efforts resulted in meaningful cybersecurity enhancements that have benefited our university community.

Seven things you need to know about AI and your data — according to myUK Learning courses

Jul 16, 2024

AI is rapidly becoming a part of our daily lives, both in business and personal settings. It’s fascinating to see how this technology is evolving and how it can benefit us. The best part is that anyone can use AI to make their life easier and more inspiring. However, with these conveniences come certain risks, especially when it comes to sharing sensitive information.

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