Dear colleagues, As cyber threats targeting higher education continue to increase, York University is taking steps to strengthen the security standards applied to all University-owned computers. Effective June 22, 2026, all University-owned computers must meet a defined Security Baseline that specifies the minimum set of protections to safeguard University systems, research, and data. This baseline […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service Maintenance: Unified Print Management (UPM) Scheduled Maintenance Window: Start: Thursday September 17, 2026 6:00 PM End: Thursday September 17, 2026 8:00 PM Impact/Details: UIT teams will renew the service certificate. Advisory applies only to managed VOR Multi-Function Devices serviced by UPM (w/ PaperCut). For certain VOR Multi-Function Devices, […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service Degradation: Central Active Directory Scheduled Maintenance Window: Start: Thursday September 10, 2026 8:35 AM End: Thursday September 10, 2026 3:00 PM Impact/Details: UIT received reports on service authentication failures and/or slowness via the Live Issues Teams channel. UIT teams had isolated the authentication issues with services […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service Degradation: Central Active Directory Scheduled Maintenance Window: Start: Thursday September 10, 2026 8:35 AM End: Thursday September 10, 2026 3:00 PM Impact/Details: UIT received reports on service authentication failures and/or slowness via the Live Issues Teams channel. UIT teams had isolated the authentication issues with services […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service Maintenance: Unified Print Management Scheduled Maintenance Window: Start: Thursday September 10, 2026 9:00 PM End: Thursday September 10, 2026 11:00 PM Impact/Details: Vendor has released a regular maintenance release to address an active exploitation of a vulnerability in their product. Print & Copy services in the […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service Maintenance: Unified Print Management Scheduled Maintenance Window: Start: Thursday September 10, 2026 9:00 PM End: Thursday September 10, 2026 11:00 PM Impact/Details: Vendor has released a regular maintenance release to address an active exploitation of a vulnerability in their product. Print & Copy services in the […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service: Central License Manager - IBM SPSS AMOS V31 and SPSS Statistics Premium V31 Date/Time: Start: August 31, 2026 End: August 31, 2027 Impact/Details: UIT teams have extended the concurrent license codes for an additional year. UIT teams will continue to provide maintenance and support for […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service: eReports Operational Reporting System Salary and Benefit commitment amounts are not reflected in the August 2026 Statement of Operations Date/Time: Start: Tuesday, September 1st 2026 – 6:00am Impact/Details: As a result of data issues encountered on September 1, 2026, salary and benefit commitment amounts […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service Maintenance: eReports Operational Reporting System HR related reports are not currently accessible. UIT is working to resolve the issue. Date/Time: Start: Tuesday, September 1st 2026 – 6:00am Impact/Details: HR related eReports (e.g. Salary Planning, Salary Commitment, TRT for Manager, etc.) are not currently accessible. […]
Service Advisory Please share the following with your teams. Service Maintenance: Unified Print Management - WebPrint Scheduled Maintenance Window: Start: Thursday August 27, 2026 3:30 PM End: until advised by vendor and Information Security Impact/Details: Vendor has released an urgent security advisory, they are investigating active exploitation of a vulnerability in their product, affecting Unified Print […]
Information Security Advisory A recently disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2026-65400) affects Apple macOS Screen Sharing and may allow a remote attacker on the network to authenticate without valid credentials, potentially gaining unauthorized access to affected systems. Severity level: CVSS Score: 9.8/Critical. Description: CVE-2026-65400 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the macOS Screen Sharing […]