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

Health research can take years to design, conduct, analyze, and publish. Yet once the work appears in a medical journal, the people most affected by it can still struggle to understand what the findings mean for them.  

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Pitt Digital provides students with a broad toolbox of free software and technology beyond generative AI platforms like Claude for Education, Google Gemini, and PittGPT. Through vendor agreements, students have access to Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, OneDrive, and specialized tools such as ArcGIS, MATLAB, AutoCAD, and Scigress, along with 150-plus programs available in student computing labs (on campus or virtually). Students can also tap into LinkedIn Learning at Pitt for thousands of free courses, including training on many of these same software tools.

When you need to send an email, hop on a call, or record today’s lecture, you want to choose the right tool for the job. At Pitt, you have plenty of options to support your communication and collaboration tasks. The hard part is knowing which to reach for and when. Here’s your quick guide to pick the right tool for every conversation.

Monitoring confirms the issue has been resolved.

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.

Monitoring confirms the vendor has fully resolved their issue, which affected customers beyond the University of Pittsburgh.

You don't have to be a cybersecurity expert to protect yourself, but it helps to know what's out there — starting with Business email compromise, or BEC. Unlike phishing scams riddled with typos from unknown senders, BEC is designed to blend in completely, and in 2026, AI is making it even easier to pull off.

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:

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