Celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ITS
Information Technology Services (ITS) is observing Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The theme for the month is Secure Our World.
- On Wednesday, October 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the IT Security Office staff will host a cybersecurity trivia contest in the Johnson Center at Kiosks B and C. Contestants can win prizes for correctly answering questions about IT Security.
- On Tuesday, October 22, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the IT Security Office staff will host an Ask Me Anything Reddit thread.
- On Wednesday, October 30, at 3:00 p.m. in Merten 1204, ITS will host a speaker from Verizon. Dennis Marti, a George Mason University alum, will speak. He is an associate director in Verizon’s Network Security organization. He joined the company in 2008 to build network traffic analysis tools. He manages Network Intelligence, a team and platform that collects, monitors, and analyzes data from Verizon networks all over the world. He graduated from George Mason University with degrees in Psychology and Mathematics. Those unable to attend in person can tune in via Zoom.
You can also follow daily tweets about online safety and security on X and the newly established Instagram @GeorgeMasonITS.
MESA to Microsoft 365 Migration Completion
MESA to M365 Migration: Information Technology Services (ITS) has completed migrating all MESA M: Drive mydata and shared drives to Microsoft 365 (M365). The MESA system will be fully decommissioned on Wednesday, November 6. All original data on MESA is now read-only and will be removed during the decommissioning process. For resources and project details, visit the MESA to M365 Roadmap. Contact the ITS Support Center with questions at [email protected] or 703-993-8870.
Microsoft 365 External Email Banners
As of Sunday, September 29, M365 users will see banners at the top of email messages indicating if they originate from outside George Mason University’s email system. These banners are a reminder to examine the origin of messages from outside of the university email system. Messages originating from within our email system require the sender to authenticate and will not contain the notification. For more information, see ITS Email FAQs. Contact the ITS Support Center with questions at [email protected] or 703-993-8870. More details are available here.
IT Security Awareness Training
All employees, including contractors, affiliates, and student wage workers are reminded to complete their ITS Security Awareness Training. The training has been assigned to all Mason employees in their MasonLEAPS accounts and may include mandatory role-based training for those in specialized roles. Users are required to complete their training before their semi-annual password reset process. If the training is not complete by the password reset, users will have 14 days to complete their training. Failure to comply will result in the account being disabled. To get re-enabled, the user must contact the ITS Support Center. The user’s manager or supervisor will be asked to submit a written commitment to [email protected] ensuring the user will complete the training. Persistent non-compliance will be escalated to the IT Risk and Compliance office and the user’s senior leadership. If you have questions about the training, please contact the ITS Support Center at 703-993-8870 or [email protected].