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Pitt Digital is leading a major Network Modernization Initiative, installing nearly 4,000 new Wi-Fi access points across all non-residential Oakland campus buildings to eliminate coverage gaps and dropped connections. The project — described as the largest single deployment of wireless equipment since PittNet was established — involves comprehensive wireless signal surveys, infrastructure upgrades, and compatibility improvements to ensure seamless connectivity as users move throughout buildings.

Pitt Digital has worked with the vendor to resolve the issue. Full service has been restored. We continue to monitor the service closely to ensure continued reliability and stability. If you encounter any additional enterprise data storage issues, please report them to the Technology Help Desk.

What are Pitt students actually saying about AI? A faculty research team spent the spring of 2025 finding out — and Pitt Digital was proud to support their work.

Pitt's Office of Research Protections has rolled out a shorter Research Security Refresher Course to meet federal training requirements. The streamlined version reviews disclosure rules under the CHIPS and Science Act and is now available through CITI.

Before surgeons perform knee replacements, they need to know exactly how the patient’s knee is aligned. That means manually placing markers on an X-ray of the patient’s full leg from hip to ankle and measuring the precise angles that will guide the procedure. It’s a task that must be done for every patient, takes roughly 15 minutes each time and must be completed by a surgeon whose time is among the most expensive in medicine.

Monitoring confirms the issue has been resolved.

The semester might be over, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop learning. Summer is a great time to brush up on the professional skills you may not have had the bandwidth to perfect during the school year. That’s where LinkedIn Learning comes in.

Pitt Digital partnered with the Department of Pathology's Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE) to secure a grant from Dell Technologies for new servers and data storage systems that will support AI-powered disease detection and diagnostics. The infrastructure will enable CPACE to analyze medical images and data at greater scale, advancing work in areas such as earlier cancer detection, faster clinical decision-making, and training the next generation of health care professionals to use AI responsibly.

Google reports that its engineering team has identified the issue and released a new version of the Gmail Android application to the Google Play Store, which contains a fix. Google advises those who are currently encountering this issue to upgrade to the latest version of the Gmail Android app. Users operating on the new app version will be able to successfully log in and sync their accounts.

"Ghost tapping" lets scammers exploit near-field communication technology to charge tap-to-pay cards without physical contact. Schneider Downs outlines the risks for organizations that have added corporate cards to digital wallets and how to guard against it.

Campus is a place to connect with professors, students, colleagues — and, of course, Wi-Fi. No matter where you are on campus, you’ll see laptops, tablets, and mobile devices all connected to the same network.

Monitoring confirms full resolution of the Power Forms access issue in DocuSign.

Google's Threat Intelligence Group identified a cybercrime group using AI to develop a zero-day exploit bypassing two-factor authentication in an open-source admin tool, marking the first known AI-generated exploit found in the wild.

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:

Pitt Digital has worked with the vendor to fully resolve the issue and restore service. We continue to closely monitor the service to ensure continued stability and reliability.

Access to Canvas remains available. Pitt Digital continues to closely monitor the service and will post any additional updates to status.pitt.edu as needed.

Monitoring confirms the issue has been fully resolved.

You may know that Pitt is a top-rated research university, but did you know that all students, faculty, and staff have access to a high-powered research tool?

Google's Threat Intelligence Group is tracking a threat actor that impersonates IT help desks, contacting victims over Microsoft Teams and using a fake "Mailbox Repair Utility" page to install malware and a malicious browser extension.

Pitt Digital is supporting the University's Digital Spring Cleaning Challenge, an initiative encouraging faculty and staff to delete unneeded files from OneDrive, SharePoint, and email to reduce Pitt's carbon footprint. Unneeded digital data is estimated to generate 5.8 million metric tons of CO₂ globally each year, and Pitt Digital has published step-by-step guides to help the campus community identify and remove large files from University storage platforms.

Michelle Niedermeyer, executive director of enterprise applications at Pitt Digital, explained that the committee is a “cross-representative collaborative group,” including representatives from every senior officer area at Pitt.

This summer, Pitt Digital will conduct a major upgrade of PittNet — the University’s Wi-Fi and wired network, which also supports Eduroam — across the Pittsburgh campus. The following work will begin at the conclusion of the spring term:•    Installing nearly 4,000 new Wi-Fi access points•    Upgrading wired network connections•    Surveying buildings to identify and eliminate coverage gapsBrief Service Interruptions Building by Building

The vendor has taken steps to resolve their issue that affected the performance of PantherExpress (Jaggaer) earlier today. Pitt Digital continues to closely monitor the service to ensure continued reliability and stability. Any additional updates will be posted to status.pitt.edu.

Monitoring confirms that the issue that briefly affected Tableau server earlier this morning has been fully resolved.

Every time you tap Approve on a Duo push notification, you’re doing more than logging in — you’re confirming that you’re you.