News & Alerts

We recently sat down with John Duska, Pitt’s Chief Information Security Officer. He’s spent more than 30 years at Pitt, and now, he leads a team that works to stay invisible. Here’s how John Duska navigates keeping one of the region’s largest universities secure — and why he still calls it the perfect job.

Pitt Worx will be unavailable from Friday, Sept. 25, at 10 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7 a.m. while the vendor (Oracle) performs an upgrade to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management (IAM). Those who need to submit timecards for the week of Sept. 20-26 should plan to do so before or after the outage period. As a reminder, timecards must be submitted and approved by noon on Monday, Sept. 28.

Monitoring confirms the issue is fully resolved.

PeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) may be unavailable during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System https://services.pitt.edu/TDClient/33/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=345 taking place overnight from Saturday, Sept. 26, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 27, at noon. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.

Talent Center will be unavailable from <b>midnight Friday, Sept. 25 until 4 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26</b>, while the system receives an upgrade mandated by the vendor. This maintenance period was determined by the vendor (Oracle).

Monitoring confirms the issue is fully resolved.

Monitoring confirms the issue has been fully resolved.

Monitoring confirms the issue has been fully resolved.

The vendor has resolved their intermittent issue and restored full service. Pitt Digital continues to monitor Salesforce closely to ensure continued reliability and stability of the service.

Between classes, work, and everything else you have going on, it’s easy to forget that web browser updates are a thing. But with so much of life happening online, taking time to protect your digital environment can help you avoid unwanted headaches later on. Here are 5 reasons it’s worth hitting “update” on your web browser now — like, right now.

Talent Center will be unavailable 7–9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, while the system receives enhancements. The maintenance window has been determined by the HCM Solutions Team. 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 period is extended, an update will be provided at https://status.pitt.edu.

A mother says Facebook's Meta AI assistant volunteered a question asking who her daughter was in a video, then surfaced years of names, birth dates, photos, and location details about her kids. Meta told The Verge the feature never should have prompted questions like that and said it has fixed the issue.

Pitt Digital has resolved the issue that temporarily affected PRISM data availability in the University Data Warehouse. PRISM data has been refreshed and is up to date.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

When the weather’s nice, you shouldn’t have to stay inside just to get your work done. On Pitt’s campus, nice weather and study sessions don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

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: