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January 2021

Data Privacy Day: Your responsibilities related to the new security schedules

On January 28, the University of Ottawa and institutions worldwide celebrate Data Privacy Day, a day dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust. Read on to learn more about how you can help prevent data breaches by following the security policies and schedules related to protecting personal data.

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IT security schedules

Remote working leaves us all vulnerable to new cybersecurity threats, so we must be increasingly diligent. To enhance overall IT security at uOttawa, we have adopted 15 new security procedures and implemented a risk exception process to improve standardization, guidance and transparency around the use of technology. More details to come in 2021.

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December 2020

Martin Bernier honoured as a leader in promoting employee well-being

“It’s definitely one of the highest honours you could receive in 2020,” said Martin Bernier, Chief Information Officer. “This award is a reflection of my team. It’s not just my ideas or my leadership, employees are taking the lead and are highly engaged and innovative in all our initiatives.”

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Register to a training: Introduction to MS Teams

uOttawa employees are invited discover Microsoft Teams, a chat-based collaboration platform complete with document sharing, online meetings, and many more extremely useful features for business communications.

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Register to a training: Intro to Office 365

uOttawa employees are invited to build their digital skills and learn from Microsoft experts on how to best work with digital tools in Office 365.

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Pre-holiday to-do: Register for password resets

Did you know that the week after returning from holidays is one of the busiest times of year for password resets? Don’t lose access to your account or be left scrambling after the holidays. Register to ensure your account is set up for self-serve password resets!

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Research discoveries await thanks to new CANARIE award for software development

The University of Ottawa will welcome three new research software experts to help researchers bring their big ideas to life, thanks to new funding from CANARIE.

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Looking back at 2020: CIO Year-end reflection

In the blink of an eye, 2020 is nearly over. Back in 2019, I was initiating conversations about imagining our digital future. Then 2020 began with Information Technology moving into a new, collaborative workspace, imagining the possibilities for collaboration in the space and starting an institutional dialogue about working remotely and goals for digital transformation.

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Get connected to current research about the IT industry

Gartner is a global leader that provides accurate and current research about the IT industry. uOttawa has a subscription providing students, faculty and staff help to comprehensive advice, meaningful analyses, and trends.

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November 2020

Computer Security Day - November 30

Are you all tooled up to work online properly and protect your account daily? November 30 is also Cyber Monday (yay!), make sure you are careful and follow the tips below to keep your account secure and reduce your risk of being compromised.

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January 2021

Data Privacy Day: Your responsibilities related to the new security schedules

IT security schedules

December 2020

Martin Bernier honoured as a leader in promoting employee well-being

Register to a training: Introduction to MS Teams

Register to a training: Intro to Office 365

Pre-holiday to-do: Register for password resets

Research discoveries await thanks to new CANARIE award for software development

Looking back at 2020: CIO Year-end reflection

Get connected to current research about the IT industry

November 2020

Computer Security Day - November 30

Are you all tooled up to work online properly and protect your account daily? November 30 is also Cyber Monday (yay!), make sure you are careful and follow the tips below to keep your account secure and reduce your risk of being compromised.

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