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Introducing Okta: The new way to verify your identity with HarvardKey

April 17, 2025

Over the next year, the University will replace Duo with a new authentication service called Okta for HarvardKey identity verification. Okta offers enhanced authentication methods that improve security while making sign-in faster and easier. You can learn...

EVP-AIIP program pilots conclude with valuable learnings on the application of AI

March 03, 2025

The Executive Vice President Artificial Intelligence Innovation Program (EVP-AIIP) is intended to encourage the exploratory use of generative AI to improve operational efficiency and administrative systems and processes. During its first round, the...

Digital Digest Issue #5

March 03, 2025

On March 3, HUIT sent out the fifth issue of the Digital Digest newsletter. This newsletter features news, tips, resources, and updates on information security and data privacy, digital accessibility, IT services, innovation and emerging technology, and...

Guidance on AI meeting assistants; data privacy principles

February 11, 2025

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Since the rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, members of our community have embraced experimentation in exciting ways, examples of which you can see on Harvard’s generative AI website...

New feature for Outlook: Microsoft 365 email aliases can now be used as “send-as” addresses

January 08, 2025

Microsoft 365 email aliases have long been used to receive emails for multiple email addresses in a single inbox. Aliases may be created when an individual changes their name, moves into another department, or other circumstance that requires an email...

Advisory on phishing emails: "Free musical instruments"

December 18, 2024

Some members of the Harvard community have reported receiving phishing emails with subject lines that are variations on “Enjoy Complimentary Musical Instruments!” These fraudulent emails appear to come from a legitimate Harvard email address and usually...

Digital Digest Issue #4

December 12, 2024

On December 12, HUIT sent out the fourth issue Digital Digest newsletter. This newsletter features news, tips, resources, and updates on information security and data privacy, digital accessibility, IT services, innovation and emerging technology, and IT...

Coming soon: Harvard Phone call filtering feature

December 11, 2024

More than 10% of all incoming calls to the University are spam. To reduce the number of unwanted calls coming into the University, HUIT is launching a new call filtering feature for Harvard Phone, enabled by Mutare. The new feature will enable Harvard...

Phishing simulation of the month: November 2024

December 11, 2024

The Information Security and Data Privacy (ISDP) office sends monthly simulated phishing emails to staff in Central Administration, FAS, and some Schools. This program provides members of the community with experience identifying and reporting phishing...

Update on Harvard OpenScholar migration to the new HarvardSites Drupal platform

November 19, 2024

We're pleased to share that the work to migrate Harvard OpenScholar websites to the new HarvardSites Drupal platform is well underway and will continue through August 2025. HarvardSites Drupal is a modern web platform that offers flexible design templates...

Digital Digest Issue #3

September 23, 2024

On September 23, HUIT sent out the third issue Digital Digest newsletter. This newsletter features news, tips, resources, and updates on information security and data privacy, digital accessibility, IT services, innovation and emerging technology, and IT...

Phishing simulation of the month: August 2024

September 05, 2024

The Information Security and Data Privacy (ISDP) office sends monthly simulated phishing emails to staff in Central Administration, FAS, and some Schools. This program provides members of the community with experience identifying and reporting phishing...