Java Vulnerability Alert - May 23, 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.

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Important Notice

UBC IT has been upgrading phones at UBC's Point Grey campus to Cisco VoIP as part of a scheduled telephone system refresh. However, due to ongoing issues with the Henry Angus telephone switch, the upgrade to Cisco VoIP has been accelerated and we are endeavouring to complete this transition as quickly as possible.

UBC IT provides telephone service to all faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver, which includes telephone sets, lines and voice mail. UBC faculty and staff can arrange for voice services to be installed or added by contacting their Departmental Voice Administrator.

Announcements

UBC Phone Services and Call Recording

As part of the University's PCI compliance review, we have been asked to confirm UBC's practice related to call recording equipment in relation to storing credit card information, and we are posting this information for general information. UBC IT manages the University's telecommunications equipment and we can confirm that our current architecture does not include call recording equipment at the enterprise level.

Support: 
Getting Started: 

Contact your Department Voice Administrator to place an order for voice service

Voice administrators: Manage Phone Requests

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