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Let’s face it: social media is all over the place. TikTok is banned. TikTok is back. Whatever app you use, your feed is probably full of hot takes, trending stories, and viral memes. But not everything you scroll past is legit — especially with recent changes.

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It’s that time of year when employers and financial institutions start sending you W-2s, 1099s, and other tax forms for 2024. Unfortunately, there are bad guys out there who are hoping you get a refund … so they can steal it. During this Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, make sure that your refund gets deposited into your bank account!

MyResNet (Resident Wi-Fi) service was briefly interrupted between approximately 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. this morning. Full service has been restored. Pitt Information Technology is working with Boldyn Networks (formerly Apogee) — our partner and service provider for MyResNet — to identify the root cause of today’s service interruption and take steps to address it. Please call the Technology Help Desk at +1-412-624-HELP (4357) if have any questions about this announcement.

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DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that has captured much of the artificial intelligence (AI) buzz in recent days, said it's restricting registrations on the service, citing malicious attacks.

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Given the often-daunting nature of digital communications, particularly within academic circles, a newly unveiled, Pitt-centric digital tool that uses research keywords to help faculty find cross-disciplinary collaborators and their projects hits the utilitarian sweet spot for researchers like Rob Rutenbar.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has introduced strengthened security requirements for accessing and downloading data from designated NIH repositories.

Pitt IT has received reports that screens are now more responsive. We believe the extremely cold temperatures earlier this week may have been impacting the responsiveness of the touch screens, especially since the affected printers were all located in building lobbies near external doors and windows. We continue to monitor the service closely and are discussing the issue with our vendor. If you encounter a recurrence of the issue, please report it to the Technology Help Desk at +1 412 624-HELP (4357) so that we can work to address it. As a reminder, you can use a workaround to release print jobs by installing the Pharos Print App (iOS and Android) and using it to scan the QR Code next to the printer’s touch screen.

In our daily digital lives, web browsers keep us connected and enable us to do our best work. Browsers do a lot of heavy lifting to keep us current and safe while online. Out of date browsers pose cybersecurity vulnerabilities and decrease web functionality. That’s why regularly updating your web browser is crucial.

Key takeaways from The Chronicle of Higher Education’s virtual forum on Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on College Cybersecurity.

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