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The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Starting this month, exporting or printing a Salesforce report will require an extra verification step, a security enhancement designed to protect data from unauthorized access. The rollout is gradual, so users may encounter this change at any point in July.Users will verify their identity using a one-time passcode sent to their email address. Once verified, users will remain authenticated for up to two hours before being prompted again.

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If you’re someone who keeps a million and one digital and physical notebooks (and can never find the note you’re looking for), Microsoft’s all-in-one digital notebook is ready and waiting in your Microsoft 365 account — and it comes free to students, faculty, and staff with your Pitt credentials.

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The University’s Enterprise Web Infrastructure (EWI) environment will be retired on August 6, 2027, and websites currently hosted within will need to transition to a new platform before that date. This transition affects anyone who owns or manages a website hosted on EWI.Why We're Modernizing Pitt's Web HostingEWI has served an important function since 2007. As part of ongoing efforts to modernize and strengthen Pitt's web infrastructure, Pitt Digital, University Communications and Marketing (UCM), and Pitt Research identified three platforms to replace it.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

This incident has been resolved.

Starting at Pitt is a lot. New campus. New schedule. New everything. The last thing you need is to show up without the digital tools you need to hit the ground running. This checklist walks you through exactly what to set up — and when — so you're ready to log in, connect, and go from day one.

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A recent breach of a third-party vendor’s CRM system has exposed business contact information held by several vendors in Pitt’s portfolio, increasing the risk of phishing and social engineering attempts. No Pitt systems or student data are known to be involved. If your unit works with affected vendors, please review the guidance below.1. Know how to spot and report phishing scams.

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Beginning Thursday, July 9, InCommon, the consortium that provides Digital Certificates for the University, is transitioning from Sectigo to a new certificate platform, CertiNext. Existing certificates remain valid through their expiration dates, and TLS server certificates remain available without change.

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Pitt Digital has resolved the issue that affected access to website addresses shortened through the pi.tt URL shortener. Full service has been restored. We continue to monitor the service closely to ensure continued stability and reliability.

This summer, you have a pretty good reason to fine-tune your remote work setup. Starting in July, PennDOT’s closure of I-376 Parkway East will route interstate traffic through Forbes and Fifth avenues.

Pitt Digital provides students, faculty, and staff with access to a suite of institution-approved AI tools through Generative AI@Pitt, built around equitable access and privacy protections. The tools are one part of a broader, University-wide approach to responsible AI that includes the AI Coordination and Development Committee — announced by Provost McCarthy in February — as well as the Pitt AI-Scholar Teacher Alliance (PASTA), a faculty-led monthly forum that has grown to more than 140 members since its launch in 2023.

The vendor has resolved the issue that affected Claude for Education earlier today and restored full service.

Pitt Digital helps organize an Air Force Association CyberCamp, a free, weeklong cybersecurity program for high school students now in its 10th year at Pitt. More than 1,400 students have completed the camp since its launch, and this year's program expanded for the first time to include Pitt Greensburg alongside the Pittsburgh campus event. Instructors use curriculum from the national CyberPatriot program and emphasize the logic, reasoning, and ethics behind cybersecurity skills — with an eye toward addressing the hundreds of thousands of unfilled cybersecurity jobs nationwide.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

On Friday, June 26, Pitt Digital will automatically update GlobalProtect VPN to version 6.2.8 on all University Windows and Mac devices. This update brings enhanced security and improved stability to your VPN experience.What to expect: 

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.