Deadline for IT Security Awareness Training
Information Technology Services (ITS) reminds all employees, including contractors, affiliates, and student wage workers, that the deadline to complete IT Security Awareness Training is Thursday, October 31.
The training has been assigned to all Mason employees in their MasonLEAPS accounts. The assigned training includes mandatory role-based training for those in specialized roles.
This year, ITS has changed how it tracks and enforces compliance with meeting the training requirement.
Users who fail to complete the training by the deadline will not have their accounts disabled immediately. Users will be given an opportunity to complete their training during the semi-annual password reset process. When the password is reset, the user will have 14 days to complete the training. Failure to comply will result in the user’s account being disabled.
To get the account re-enabled, the user must then contact the ITS Support Center. The user’s manager or supervisor will be asked to submit a written commitment to support@gmu.edu 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 or the new enforcement action, please contact the ITS Support Center at 703-993-8870 or support@gmu.edu.
MESA to M365 Migration
To provide user experience support for the MESA to Microsoft 365 (M365) migration, ITS is holding training through September. To register for a training session, submit the following, OneDrive, Teams and SharePoint Training Sign-up form. All session recordings are available via the Collaboration Collective MS Team – MESA Migration Project channel. For the latest project details, visit the MESA to M365 Roadmap.