ISSUE 16 ♦ Jun 2019
Protecting Your Account with Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
2FA works in a simple way using something you know (username and password) and something you have (a registered device) for two steps’ authentication. The diagram below shows how 2FA works. Here we have taken UM 2FA Service as an example.
Data Classification and You
What is Data Classification? Do you know the sensitivity level of data which you can access in UM? Are you paying extra attention and take necessary security measures while handling sensitive data? Data classification is the tool for you [...]
High Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC)
The purpose of HPCC (High Performance Computing Cluster) is to provide high performance computing resources that an individual computer cannot provide. It allows users to run the computational jobs on those connected computers at the same time (known as [...]
Beware of Phishing Trap
“Phishing” is a trick in social engineering. Cybercriminals usually use phishing to trick the victim into some kind of expected behaviour. Social engineering is the core of all phishing attacks, especially via email. The advancement of information technology makes [...]
eFax Service Offering Web Interface to Manage Your Fax
Replaced the physical fax machine, the eFax provides you with a fax service through the Web Portal or eFax Client installed on the PC. It lets you manage the faxes easily, secure and efficiently. eFax also helps in achieving [...]
E11 and E12 Buildings Network Refreshment Project
The network refreshment project has been carried out in two phases from May to July this year. The updates of the project is listed as the table below. We will inform the affected users in due course. For more [...]
ICTO’s Training and Service Briefings
ICTO organised two sessions of Adobe Photoshop CS6 to staff members in June. ICTO received an overwhelming response to join the classes and there was no empty seats in the venue during the training classes. The trainer presented 7 key [...]
Events Updates
From April to June 2019, ICTO has organised following meetings. On 17 April 2019, the 3rd SUFG meeting for Academic Year 2018/2019 was held. In the meeting, ICTO’s representatives shared the following information: Launch of 15th Issue of ICTO [...]
MACAUpass Self-Service Multi-Function Printers
Two sets of MACAUpass self-service multi-function printers were setup at Learning Commons in Central Teaching Building in E6 at the Ground floor. The tariff for MACAUpass printing services is shown in table below. Simple steps to use MACAUpass for [...]
Tips – UMMoodle – Flipping Your Classroom Using Quiz
ICTO organized UMMoodle workshop on 15 March, 2017. Workshop was intended to provide guidance to academic staff to create quiz activity in UMMoodle to put into practice of flipped classroom” pedagogical approach. “Flipped classroom” also known as inverted [...]