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EKU encourages all students, faculty, and staff to engage in safe and legally compliant sharing of copyrighted materials. Downloading or sharing copyrighted materials (such as music and videos) can be illegal if done without the permission of the copyright owner whether you profit from it or not.

Office365 Email Migration - iOS Instructions for Native Mail App

This will show you how to set up your new Office365 email on the native iOS email app

Mobile Device Security Tips

Like most people, you've probably accumulated a lot of personal information on your mobile device.  The valuable data makes these devices a target for thieves and cybercriminals.  These tips are especially important if university data is on the mobile device:

Workplace Security

Workstations in the workplace are sometimes easy targets for criminal activity.  Whenever a laptop or mobile device is lost or stolen, the data on that device has also been stolen and if proprietary EKU data is lost or compromised, the resulting damage can be much greater than the cost of replacing the equipment.  Some tips:

I am a new employee and require a computer

For all new employees, your supervisor will need to reach out to Amy Graham in IT to discuss computer needs.

We will need to know if you are full-time or part-time and if your department has a computer for you to use already that may need to be setup for the new employee.

At this time we can also discuss software requirements.

Two-Factor\Multi-Factor Authentication (2FA\MFA) Basics

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and two-factor authentication (2FA) are security processes that require individuals to provide two or more authentication factors before granting access to an account or system. These authentication factors typically fall into three categories:

Office365 Email Migration - iOS Instructions for the Outlook App

Skip adding additional accounts if prompted.This will show you how to set up your new Office365 email on the Outlook email app

Office365 Email Migration - Android Instructions for the Outlook Mail App

This will show you how to set up your new Office365 email on the Outlook email app

Office365 Email Migration - Android Instructions for Native Mail App

This will show you how to set up your new Office365 email on the native Android email app
 

Why does EKU require employees to 2FA/MFA?

The Reality

Numerous attacks on institutions of higher education have resulted in the theft, alteration, or destruction of data.  EKU has been targeted by cybercriminals with similar capabilities. 

JAMF Self-Service

There are several ways to access self service. You will only have self service if you are connected to jamf, the mac management system.

One is on your dock, you will see an icon of the colonel.

It may have a number on it if we have sent out a notification for a piece of software, but most of the time, it will just be the colonel.

New Blackboard Content Editor

Blackboard has rolled out a new Content Editor for their system that will dramatically update the way you write content on the system.  Please view the linked on this page for an explanation by one of the Blackboard designers.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO PREVIEW

Google Workspace for Education Storage Limits

Effective January 2023, Google has implemented a paid Google Workspace subscription package for universities and will no longer be free, unlimited storage.  

This storage space covers both Google Drive and Google Photos.

Setting Up OneDrive - Mac

Installing the OneDrive app (if you already have this app, go to the next section)

  1. Open the App Store
  2. Search for OneDrive
  3. Install the OneDrive app from Microsoft

    Install the OneDrive app from Microsoft

Send automatic out of office replies from Outlook for Windows

Use automatic (Out of Office) replies from Outlook for Windows to tell people you won't be responding right away to their email messages.

New Outlook for Windows

  • On the View tab, select  View settings.

Copy Data to a Personal OneDrive Account

Students are eligible to copy their EKU data to a personal account.

Transfer OneDrive Data to Another Person or Group

The simplest method to copy your OneDrive data to one or many others is to create a team in Teams. Add each person who needs access as a member of the team  Then move the files to the new team.

Manage email messages by using rules

Rules allow you to move, flag, and respond to email messages automatically. You can also use rules to play sounds, move messages to folders, or display new item alerts.

The easiest and most common rule to create is one that allows you to move an item from a certain sender or with certain words in the subject line to another folder. You can create this rule directly from a message you've already received.

Set up auto-reply in Outlook (out of office)

How to set up auto-reply (out of office)

  1. Select File > Automatic Replies.

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