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You can quickly report a suspicious email using the Report Junk or Report Phishing buttons available in Microsoft Outlook, whether you’re using the desktop app, mobile app, or Outlook on the web.

Classified as: Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, IT Announcements
Published on: 11 Sep 2025

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We are excited to announce a new look coming to the Windows lock screen on computers managed by IT Customer Services (ICS).

Classified as: IT Announcements, IT security alerts, email scams, phishing, IT Alerts, Data security
Published on: 11 Sep 2025

Update - Resolved:

The login issue affecting some users in Minerva/INB (Banner) has now been resolved. Access should be functioning normally. Thank you for your patience while we worked to restore service.

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Some users are currently experiencing login issues with Minerva/INB (Banner). Our technicians are actively investigating the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

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Published on: 10 Sep 2025

Some users are currently experiencing login issues with Minerva/INB (Banner). Our technicians are actively investigating the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Classified as: Banner, Minerva, IT Announcements, IT Alerts
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Published on: 8 Sep 2025

A phishing email is circulating among the McGill community. See details below. If you receive it, please do not interact with it.

If you already clicked on a link or submitted personal information (including your McGill password):

Classified as: email scams, phishing, IT security alerts, IT Announcements, IT Alerts
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Published on: 3 Sep 2025

This message is published on behalf of Paul Chamberland, Chief Information Officer & Associate Vice-Principal IT Services. / Ce message publié au nom de Paul Chamberland, Dirigeant Principal de l’Information & Vice-recteur associé, Service des TI.

Le français suit.

Dear members of the McGill community,

Classified as: IT Alerts, DeepSeek, Data security, IT Announcements, IT security alerts, email scams
Published on: 14 Apr 2025

McGill offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot Chat that protects our data using Commercial or Enterprise Data Protection (secure). Microsoft Copilot Chat, formerly known as Bing Chat or Bing Chat for Enterprise, is an AI tool built into Microsoft Edge.Ìý

By engaging with the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can:Ìý

Classified as: IT Announcements, information security
Published on: 27 Jun 2024

In McGill’s ongoing efforts to strengthen our security, we will continue to introduce enhancements to Microsoft Authenticator, including:Ìý

Classified as: IT security alerts, IT Announcements, Two-factor authentication (2FA), IT Alerts, IT Announcement
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Published on: 15 Nov 2023

Are you the owner of an MS Teams workspace featuring a wiki tab, typically used for meeting notes?

If so, we would like to inform you about a significant change concerning the wiki feature (usually used for meeting notes) in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has announced that as of January 2024, the wiki feature will be retired and replaced by OneNote.

In this article:

How does this affect you?

Actions you will need to take

Steps to export wiki content to OneNote

Classified as: IT security alerts, IT Alerts, IT Announcements, Minerva, Two-factor authentication (2FA), Single Sign-On (SSO)
Published on: 10 Nov 2023

In an effort to limit the impacts of unsolicited and fraudulent emails being sent in large numbers to the McGill community, McGill’s IT Infrastructure & Information Security has decided to limit the number of emails that can be sent from non-2FA () enabled email accounts.

Classified as: IT security alerts, email scams, phishing, IT Alerts, IT Announcements
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Published on: 28 Sep 2023

The way we currently access McGill’s VPN (via Cisco AnyConnect) has been replaced by Cisco Secure Client. Cisco Secure Client is an upgraded version of Cisco AnyConnect and offers enhanced features, security and performance.Ìý

Classified as: IT security alerts, IT Alerts, IT Announcements, Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Published on: 27 Sep 2023

The login page for Minerva has been updated to implement Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Single Sign-On (SSO).Ìý

The new login page includes two options to log in. Please take note of which login method you should use:Ìý

Classified as: IT security alerts, IT Alerts, IT Announcements, Minerva, Two-factor authentication (2FA), Single Sign-On (SSO)
Published on: 27 Sep 2023

There is a phishing email targeting the McGill community with the subject "Completed: Complete with Via-Sign: #7 - 34499-07-# Monday July 2023". The message body contains a fraudulent link.Ìý

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Classified as: IT security alerts, email scams, phishing, IT Alerts
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Published on: 17 Jul 2023

McGill-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers will receive an important security update beginning on October 31, 2022. Cisco Secure Endpoint, McGill’s antivirus software, will receive its regularly scheduled, monthly update. The process to update all affected machines will take approximately 2 weeks.

Classified as: IT Announcements, anti-virus, Antivirus, Cybersecurity, IT Services
Published on: 28 Oct 2022
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