Monthly Payroll Reminder

Good Morning, Timesheet Approval for All Monthly Employees   Monthly Employees & Managers: Please have all absence requests entered and approved by 4:00pm, Wednesday, January 24, 2024.  Monthly timesheets do not need to be approved by the employee or the manager. However, all absences must be requested and approved for them to be paid. Managers, please […]

USG e-clips for January 23, 2024

University System News: Middle Georgia CEO Fort Valley State University Renews Academic Partnership with Robins Air Force Base The Office of Strategic Academic Partnerships and Student Engagement within Academic Affairs began spring semester 2024 with a renewed partnership with the Department of the Air Force, represented by Robins Air Force Base (RAFB). This educational partnership […]

USG e-clips for January 22, 2024

University System News: GPB Georgia Match direct college admissions program seeing positive results By: Dave Williams The University System of Georgia’s new direct admissions program is off to a strong start, despite not getting off the ground until well after classes began last fall, system Chancellor Sonny Perdue said Wednesday. Nearly 12,000 high school seniors […]

Anatomy of a Phish: January 2024 Phishing Simulation

Test Inspiration: In February 2022, ‘alias impersonation’ attacks surged, making up approximately 32.2% of all cyber incidents. These attacks heavily utilize social engineering, creating a sense of urgency in their targets. This urgency often drives individuals to take actions like clicking links, opening attachments, or hastily responding to messages. Phishing Email Context: The phishing email […]

IT MAINTENANCE FRIDAY (SYSTEM SECURITY UPDATES)

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, January 26th. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

USG e-clips for January 19, 2024

University System News: Savannah CEO GEORGIA MATCH Direct College Admissions Program Seeing Positive Results Capitol Beat is a nonprofit news service operated by the Georgia Press Educational Foundation that provides coverage of state government to newspapers throughout Georgia. For more information visit capitol-beat.org. The University System of Georgia’s new direct admissions program is off to […]

USG e-clips for January 18, 2024

University System News: Capitol Beat Kemp urges lawmakers to stay cautious with state spending by Dave Williams Gov. Brian Kemp and the General Assembly’s budget writers vowed Tuesday to continue a cautious approach toward spending, despite the huge surplus the state has built up during the last several years. Kemp kicked off three days of […]

Second Major Cyberattack in Higher Education This Year : Kansas State University

Kansas State University recently announced a major cybersecurity incident is to blame for VPN, email, and online learning system disruptions affecting students and employees at that institution. This news follows another major attack on Memorial University of Newfoundland earlier this month. Both incidents are believed to be ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a particularly dangerous form […]