Bulletins
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Upcoming Microsoft 365 Changes for October 2026
SharePoint OTP Retirement: Changes to Guest Access To create a more secure file sharing process, Microsoft is changing SharePoint sharing permissions and deprecating legacy one-time passcodes. As a result, MS Teams owners, SharePoint site owners, or OneDrive account holders may receive reports of external members having lost access to their shared data. To resolve this,…
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New School Year, Same Old Phishing
The new school year brings an increase in phishing attempts by cybercriminals who know people are busy. As students, faculty, and staff are settling into the 2026 – 27 academic year, it’s an important time to remain on guard and to report any phishing attempts you may receive. Reporting phishing emails allows ITS to properly…
Unplanned Outages
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Intermittent Website Outages
Updated
Website availability has been restored following brief intermittent outages affecting some university WordPress websites.
ITS temporarily disabled the affected plugin to restore website availability and is continuing to monitor the environment. The vendor has identified a fix and is working on implementation now.
Website owners may notice a temporary gap or decrease in analytics traffic reported for today while the plugin was disabled. We will send resolution when the plugin is reactivated and stable. -
Issue Affecting Shared Calendar Visibility in Outlook
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November 2026 Maintenance
ITS News
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Powering the Shift: Inside ITS’ Role with eCampus
As George Mason University transitions its course materials operation to eCampus, much of the work is happening behind the scenes in Information Technology Services (ITS). Conversations with project leaders show that what may appear to be a bookstore transition is also a larger technology effort to… Continue reading
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