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Zoom computer generated live captioning

February 16, 2021

Zoom computer generated live captioning allows participants to see automatically generated captions and transcriptions of spoken audio in real time during a meeting or webinar.

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Increased security on the HMS Public Wi-Fi network

February 11, 2021

Threat detection soon to be added to the HMS Public Wireless Network.

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Support for macOS Big Sur

February 10, 2021

Effective February 1, 2021 HMS IT now provides full technical support for macOS Big Sur version 11.2 and newer.

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Panopto to replace Mediasite

February 9, 2021

Mediasite is retiring on June 15; Panopto is now available to anyone with a HarvardKey.

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New password reset tool available

January 20, 2021

HMS IT will soon introduce a new secure, reliable and robust web based self-service password management solution to reset, change or unlock a password without having to call the Service Desk.

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New Office 365 message encryption

January 15, 2021

Send internal and external secure emails and attachments of up to Level 4 information through your Microsoft 365 email account.

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Two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled for STAT

January 14, 2021

To improve security, HMS IT enabled two-factor authentication (2FA) through Duo for STAT.

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Transfer Zoom recordings to Panopto in Canvas

January 13, 2021

Transfer your Zoom recording from Zoom to Panopto in your Canvas course.

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ESET antivirus updated

December 1, 2020

If you have ESET Antivirus software installed on your computer, you may receive an alert that the software is outdated.

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New cybersecurity protections at HMS

November 4, 2020

HMS IT and our affiliates are taking action in response to U.S. intelligence agencies’ recommendations regarding an increase in malicious activity.

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Zoom releases new updates to improve security and add new enhancements

September 28, 2020

Since August, there have been a significant number of changes to the Zoom platform. Please update Zoom to the latest version to take full advantage of these changes.

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Adobe Creative Cloud available

August 7, 2020

Adobe Creative Cloud is now available for quad-based faculty, staff, and students of Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM).

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