News & Alerts

PittNet Wi-Fi and wired network service will be impacted overnight from 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 until 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18 in the Murdoch I Building and Plum Boro Primate Research Lab. During these windows, users may experience one or more rolling outages per floor, typically lasting one to two hours. The team will monitor progress and post updates here if significant changes or delays occur.

PittNet Wi-Fi and wired network service will be impacted overnight from 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 until 7 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17: • Carrillo Steam Plant • Energy Innovation Center • Thaw Hall • Melwood Maintenance Building (480 Mellwood St.) • Space Research Coordination Center (SRCC) • Strand Building (3609 Forbes Ave.) • Towerview Garage

PittNet Wi-Fi and wired network service will be impacted in the following locations during overnight network maintenance Sept.15-16 during the periods listed: • 530 Melwood Ave. (Fleet Services): 9:30 p.m.–11 a.m. • Bakery Square: 7 p.m. –7 a.m. • Community Engagement Center (CEC) – Homewood: 9 p.m. –7 a.m. • Thomas Boulevard: 7 p.m. –6 a.m. During these windows, users may experience one or more rolling outages per floor, typically lasting one to two hours. The team will monitor progress and post updates here if significant changes or delays occur.

Pitt Digital will perform infrastructure enhancements to PittNet — the University’s Wi-Fi and wired network — on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 10 p.m. to midnight. This maintenance is Pittsburgh campus-wide and may briefly affect connectivity and services that rely on PittNet. Users may notice intermittent delays in internet traffic, which may temporarily affect loading times for external websites and streaming services. MyResNet is unaffected.

TeamDynamix Work Management, which includes applications responsible for managing tickets at services.pitt.edu/TDWorkManagement, will be unavailable during maintenance scheduled by the vendor from midnight to 4 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 19 (Friday night to Saturday morning).

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

PittNet Wi-Fi and wired network service will be impacted in the following locations during overnight network maintenance from 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15: • 308 Oakland Avenue (Property Management Building) • Edward H. Litchfield Tower C • Forbes-Atwood Building • Forbes Hall (Residence) • Oak Hill Commons • Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall • Sterling Building • Pitt Sports Dome (Trees Field)

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Google has identified a security vulnerability affecting its Chrome web browser that could allow an attacker to run harmful code on an unpatched device. Simply visiting a webpage that exploits this vulnerability — including a legitimate site that's been compromised — is enough to trigger it. No download, click, or other action is required.

Timely updates and reboots are essential to maintain the security and integrity of the University’s network. Please take note of the following updates and guidelines in three areas related to cybersecurity:1. Install New Microsoft Patches and RebootToday Microsoft released monthly security updates that affect a wide range of products. It is crucial to promptly identify and install these updates to protect your systems from vulnerabilities. Please adhere to the following installation timelines:

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Talent Center's reporting platform will be unavailable on Friday, Sept. 18, from midnight to 5 a.m. while the system receives enhancements. Oracle, the vendor, determined this maintenance window. The HCM Solutions Team has completed checks to ensure that the system is ready for the update. In the unlikely event of an issue, the HCM Solutions Team will closely collaborate with Oracle to determine the cause and resolve the issue. If the outage periods are extended, an update will be provided at https://status.pitt.edu.

Some Talent Center functionality will be unavailable on the following dates while the system receives enhancements: • Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m.: Reporting platform will be unavailable • Friday, Sept. 18, from midnight to 5 a.m.: Reporting platform will be unavailable

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

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Pitt Digital has taken steps to resolve an issue that briefly affected new logins to PittNet Wi-Fi service for approximately twenty minutes this afternoon. Individuals who were already authenticated to PittNet Wi-Fi were not affected. Pitt Digital is closely monitoring the service to ensure continued reliability and stability. Any additional updates will be posted to status.pitt.edu.

Monitoring confirms the issue has been fully resolved.

To protect the University community, Pitt Digital will enforce a minimum version of the Zoom client beginning Monday, Sept. 14. Older versions of Zoom contain vulnerabilities that make users more susceptible to security risks. Updating gives you the latest security and privacy protections available for the app.

As part of a summer-long network modernization initiative that’s nearing completion, the University’s Wi-Fi network names are changing at participating UPMC locations.The next time Pitt affiliates visit one of the following locations, they should connect to Wi-Fi using the new PittNet network name. On Thursday, Sept. 3, the legacy WIRELESS-PITTNET and PITT GUEST WI-FI network names will no longer be available.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management is rolling out PittSAFE, the new Pitt-branded public safety app replacing RAVE Guardian, which will be discontinued Sept. 10. The app was shaped by University Communications and Marketing's design work, Public Safety's content updates, and Pitt Digital's testing and build support. PittSAFE offers features like Virtual Walkhome, Friend Walk, Mobile BlueLight, and campus-specific alerts, and is available now on the App Store and Google Play for Pitt community members and guests alike.