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Java Vulnerability Alert - May 19, 2013
Recently, security bulletins have been issued on the internet about risks arising from potentially infected websites that exploit a security hole in all web browsers. Click to expand/collapse.

Infected websites can take advantage of vulnerabilities in the widely used web browser plug-in for the Java platform and pose risks for Internet users. To protect against attack from websites of unverified origin, we advise using two separate web browsers for different purposes.

  1. A designated browser with Java enabled, to access enterprise UBC systems and other trusted websites and
  2. Another browser set as the default browser with the Java plugin disabled for all other web sites e.g. Blogs, internet news, gaming sites, etc.

Instructions for disabling the Java plugin can be found here. If assistance is needed in disabling the plugin for either of these browsers, help can be obtained either from your designated IT support group, or the IT Service Centre staff can help either by phone, or via the Walk-In Support Centre in the UBC Bookstore.

More information is available at our FAQ page.

Change Management

UBC IT plans, schedules, and executes regular maintenance on its services and systems throughout the year. However, when changes are done to some of the enterprise IT systems for which UBC IT is responsible, there are potential high impacts to the campus community. Changes to many of these services requires significant resource planning and co-ordination to implement. Therefore UBC IT has established the following calendar dates for planned major maintenance windows:

  • Q1: University Reading Week
  • Q2: May statutory holiday weekend
  • Q3: First August weekend following the statutory holiday
  • Q4: November 11
  • December Maintenance: December 26 to 31 dependent on statutory holidays

Publication of these dates is intended to assist other IT organizations in their planning and scheduling processes.

 

Scheduled Major Maintenance Periods Reserved for 2013

2013 Quarter Scheduled Outage Dates Task Plan
1 - February Saturday February 23, 2013
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.		 Task Plan
2 - May Saturday May 18, 2013
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.		 Task Plan
3 - August Saturday August 10 & 11, 2013
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (both days)		 Task Plan Currently Unavailable
4 - November Saturday November 9, 2013
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.		 Task Plan Currently Unavailable
December Year End December Year End System Maintenance
Friday December 27, 30 & 31, 2013
5:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.		 Task Plan Currently Unavailable

 

Previous Scheduled Maintenance Windows

Scheduled Major Maintenance Periods for 2012

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