Tech Services News

Protecting You Through University Email

Half of all email sent to a university email address is deemed, with high confidence, to be malicious. The university uses several protective filtering measures

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Media Space Milestone

Illinois Media Space has reached its one millionth upload! Read about how Media Space is benefitting students at Illinois.

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Technology Services: Connecting People with Technology to Succeed 

Are you new to campus? Do you know someone adjusting to the university’s endless apps and resources? Are you overwhelmed by the mountain of university tech and need a refresher? This article introduces Technology Services – we’re here to help with all technology needs. Read for more details on our services and how you can get help.

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Ho Ho Hold the Phone

The holiday season comes with an increase in celebrations, meals, gatherings, and more. And it also comes with an increase in the risk of scam attempts.

Five Ways to Use Technology to Decrease Your Stress

It’s a stressful time of year with holidays and the end of the semester. Technology can add to that stress, or it can be used to minimize the stress. Technology Services offers some simple, easy-to-implement ideas to use technology to help get you through finals and holiday stress.

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Phishing Protection

In recognition of cybersecurity month, Technology Services set a goal to educate faculty, staff, and students about phishing via “Phish Market”, held at the Digital Computer Lab.

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5G Technology Introduces New Capabilities

5G, short for Fifth Generation, is the next technical evolution of cellular-based technology. Learn how you can leverage 5G technologies as well as some high-level differences between cellular and Wi-Fi.