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Meltdown and Spectre Computer Processor Vulnerabilities
Security researchers have identified hardware vulnerabilities that affect most computer processor chips, including those made by Intel, AMD, and ARM. Read the ITS Security blog for tips on minimizing your risk from these vulnerabilities.
Equifax Information Security Breach
Equifax—one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States—has reported a major security breach. Read the full story for tips on minimizing your risk from this breach.
Support for the Employee Email Policy
USC faculty, staff, and affiliates can find information on managing their Office 365email in accordance with the newly announced employee email policy at itservices.usc.edu/office365/folders. For answers to frequently asked questions regarding the policy, see itservices.usc.edu/email-policy-faq.
New Website for Renewing Student Laptop Loans
If you have borrowed a laptop from one of the USC Computing Centers, you may now renew your loan period for an additional 4 hours by visiting web-app.usc.edu/laptop/renew. For additional information on the student laptop loan program in the USC Computing Centers, please see itservices.usc.edu/spaces/laptoploaner.
Reported Issues with JMP Pro 12
ITS has recently been informed that there is a bug in the JMP Pro 12.0.1 statistical software that can potentially cause calculation errors in JMP results. The bug has been corrected in version JMP Pro 12.1.