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All open IT roles can be found at careers.msu.edu. Student IT jobs can be found at msu.joinhandshake.com Read Full Article →

Cyber Goose lands on the banks of the Red Cedar to promote cybersecurity awareness 

Cyber Goose is the newest member of the Spartan community, here to help raise awareness about online safety and help keep the Spartan community secure. You’ll spot him spreading the word about cybersecurity throughout the year.  

Understanding standard cybersecurity practices is the best way to safeguard against potential cyber threats. Read Full Article →

MSU Educational Technology Summit showcases leading technology tools

Join us for the 2024 MSU Educational Technology Summit Monday, June 3 through Thursday  June 6.

Visit the D2L learning community to enroll and visit the course home page to find the complete schedule and register for the sessions you plan to attend. Read Full Article →

Technology plays an important role in your Spartan experience, and MSU IT is here to support your success on campus and beyond. We want to make sure you are aware of the services and resources we provide for the MSU community whether you’re a student, faculty, or staff member. Read Full Article →

Technology is a critical component of the Spartan experience. It’s essential to our teaching, learning, research, outreach, and daily work no matter which modality we’re using. Therefore, MSU IT reinstated its Training Team to educate users about the technology services available at the university. The team’s goal is to increase skill sets and areas of expertise in how technology is used effectively. Read Full Article →

In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, MSU IT will host Detective Sergeant Sam North, Michigan Cyber Command Center (MC3), to discuss common cyber threats and scams lurking online. North will also present ways to identify phishing e-mails, tips to improve cybersecurity and explore criminal investigations related to network intrusions. Read Full Article →

Not everybody is who they say they are on the web, and sometimes people online aren’t people at all. They might be lines of code meant to mimic human behavior. In other words, some people on the web are bots––some are good, and some are nefarious. There are also some people behind accounts working hard to get other users aggravated. Read Full Article →

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Michigan State University Information Technology wants to ensure that you stay safe and secure online–which means more than just creating a strong password. Protecting yourself and the MSU community is all about increasing your knowledge so that you can decrease cybersecurity risk. You might not think your data is worth protecting, but your MSU credentials can be used as a gateway to important institutional data. Read Full Article →

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Michigan State University Information Technology wants to ensure that you stay safe and secure online–which means more than just creating a strong password. Protecting yourself and the MSU community is all about increasing your knowledge so that you can decrease cybersecurity risk. The more aware you are, the safer and more secure you will be.  Read Full Article →

The MSU IT Training team is offering live training sessions at no cost to students, faculty, and staff. These training sessions are designed to help new users successfully utilize critical digital applications like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, OneNote, and OneDrive.

There are multiple session types being offered, including an overview of Spartan 365 products and sessions dedicated specifically to individual applications. Read Full Article →