Author: Katie Surkin

RESOLVED: Some Campus Services Unavailable (9/1)

Update, 2:11pm: Access to all campus services has been restored and community members should be able to log in as usual. Please report any oddities or lingering issues to the Help Desk.

Starting today, community members report being unable to login to some Bryn Mawr services, including EZBorrow, eMarket, Interfolio, Domain of One’s Own, and Parchment. LITS is working to diagnose and resolve these issues as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions or concerns: help@brynmawr.edu, 610-526-7440

Warning: New Phishing Attempt (8/15)

This evening, Bryn Mawr community members received a number of phishing messages.  These messages include offers for a fake job and threats to deactivate accounts.  Please be wary of any emails that threaten the loss of your email account if you don’t fill out a form or take other actions to verify your account or unsolicited emails that offer job opportunities.  Even if these messages appear to be coming from a Bryn Mawr email or use Bryn Mawr branding, they are a scam. LITS will never ask you to fill out a form to verify your account. Do not respond to the email, click on any links, or fill out any forms. Do NOT share your passwords with ANYONE.

Often, phishers will use scare tactics – like threatening to terminate your accounts – to get you to follow their instructions. If you ever get an email and have questions about what it’s asking you to do, please reach out to the Help Desk (help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440). Please feel free to delete any phishing messages you have received.

If you believe you’ve given your password or personal information to a phisher, please change your password immediately and get in touch with the Help Desk.

Email scams come in many forms. While we work to keep you informed, attacks are increasingly diverse and sophisticated. It’s not possible for us to warn you of every message before you see it. Be cautious and suspicious. If you ever have a question or suspicion, don’t hesitate to contact the Help Desk.

Please contact the Help Desk if you have any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

Important Windows Updates Available: Your Action Required

Microsoft has released an urgent update that will address several security concerns on Windows computers. It is critical that anyone who uses a Windows computer, either College-owned or personal, run any available updates as soon as possible. Please note that these updates may require you to restart your computer.

With any questions about this issue or with running updates, please contact the Help Desk: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

RESOLVED: Campus Network Issues Today, 8/1

UPDATE 1:15pm, 8/1:

We are happy to report that network access has been restored and everyone should be able to connect to and browse the internet once again! Thank you for your patience while we worked to diagnose and resolve the issue.

Please contact the Help Desk if you have any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

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Community members across campus have started experiencing issues connecting to the campus network while using both wired and wireless connections. LITS is actively looking into the issue and is working to restore connections as soon as possible.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you in advance for your patience while we work on a resolution.
Please contact the Help Desk with any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

RESOLVED: Some Bryn Mawr College Services Unavailable

UPDATE, 9:05am: This issue has been resolved and all services are back online. Please report any lingering issues to the Help Desk.

Starting this morning, community members are unable to login to some Bryn Mawr services, including EZBorrow, eMarket, Interfolio, Domain of One’s Own, and Parchment. LITS is working to diagnose and resolve these issues as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions or concerns: help@brynmawr.edu, 610-526-7440

Wireless Certificate Replacement – TOMORROW, 7/30

Tomorrow morning, the certificate for our wireless network (eduroam) will be replaced. While the work is being performed, there will be minimal disruption to your network connection. Once the replacement is complete, everyone will be prompted to accept the new certificate in order to continue connecting to eduroam.

Please reach out to the Help Desk if you have any questions or if you need help re-connecting to eduroam: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

RESOLVED: Partial Network Outage: Ward

Update, 10:55am: Internet access has been restored to the Ward building. Please report any lingering issues to the Help Desk.

Last night, one of the network switches for the Ward building failed. As a result, at least part of the building is without internet access. We are working to assess the situation and find a solution as quickly as possible. We will update here as we learn more.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

Resolved: Issues with Windows Computers and Some Campus Services

UPDATE:

Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve the issues this morning. As of now, all campus services are back up and running (though you may need to remap your home directories and shared drives). Please call the Help Desk if you are having any trouble with this.

Folks may still be experiencing issues with their Windows computers showing a blue screen. If this is the case, please reach out to the Help Desk and we will help as soon as we are able: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

 

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Due to a global issue affecting CrowdStrike Falcon, the College’s antivirus provider, a number of Campus Services are currently unavailable. Anyone on a Windows computer will also likely be experiencing blue screen errors and be unable to logon. LITS is actively working with our vendors, including CrowdStrike, to identify a fix for all of these issues.

Please note that this issue does NOT affect any devices running MacOS or Linux.

In oder to fix Windows laptops, we might need to manually install a fix that has been provided by CrowdStrike. We will update you as soon as we know more. Please contact the Help Desk with any questions: 610-526-7440 or help@brynmawr.edu.

Warning: New Phishing Attempt

This weekend, a number of Bryn Mawr community members have received a new phishing scam. Though the exact contents of the phishing email are a bit different than others, the general message follow previous patterns. Please be aware of emails that threaten the loss of your email account if you don’t fill out a form or take other actions to verify your account. Even if these messages appear to be coming from a Bryn Mawr email or use Bryn Mawr branding, they are a scam. LITS will never ask you to fill out a form to verify your account. Do not respond to the email, click on any links, or fill out any forms.

Often, phishers will use scare tactics – like threatening to terminate your accounts – to get you to follow their instructions. If you ever get an email and have questions about what it’s asking you to do, please reach out to the Help Desk (help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440). Please feel free to delete any phishing messages you have received.

If you believe you’ve given your password or personal information to a phisher, please change your password immediately and get in touch with the Help Desk.

Email scams come in many forms. While we work to keep you informed, attacks are increasingly diverse and sophisticated. It’s not possible for us to warn you of every message before you see it. Be cautious and suspicious. If you ever have a question or suspicion, don’t hesitate to contact the Help Desk.

Please contact the Help Desk if you have any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

Reminder: ILLiad and Interlibrary Loan Maintenance 6/17 – 6/21

ILLiad and interlibrary loan services will be down for maintenance during the week of 06/17-06/21. The ILLiad website may be visible at points during the process, but functionality is not guaranteed. Please make sure to place all interlibrary loan borrowing requests by Thursday June 13, 2024. Any borrowing requests submitted during the maintenance period may disappear and might not be processed. Borrowing requests can start being submitted on Saturday, June 22, but will not be processed until Monday, June 24.

Please reach out to bmcill@brynmawr.edu with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your patience!

ILLiad and Interlibrary Loan Maintenance, 6/17 – 6/21

ILLiad and interlibrary loan services will be down for maintenance during the week of 06/17-06/21. The ILLiad website may be visible at points during the process, but functionality is not guaranteed. Please make sure to place all interlibrary loan borrowing requests by Thursday June 13, 2024. Any borrowing requests submitted during the maintenance period may disappear and might not be processed. Borrowing requests can start being submitted on Saturday, June 22, but will not be processed until Monday, June 24.

Please reach out to bmcill@brynmawr.edu with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your patience!

Phone System Maintenance, Monday 6/3 8am – 12:30pm

On June 3rd, LITS will be performing a necessary upgrade to the phone system from 8am – 12:30pm. During this time, the phone system will be unavailable for both incoming and outgoing calls. Community members will be able to use Teams and Zoom as alternate forms of communication.

Please be on the lookout for a message from Campus Safety regarding how to contact them during this outage.

Thank you for your patience as we perform this necessary upgrade. Please contact the Help Desk with any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.