This rise in online activity also heightens the risk for scams and cyberattacks.

The past year has been unlike any year we have seen before, and while extremely challenging, I am grateful for the great things we have accomplished in 2020.

Since the start of the semester, Georgia Tech has experienced technical challenges to the campus network and important student services such as Buzzport, TouchNet, and Banner. While some issues have been isolated, others have been widespread.

Georgia Tech Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Jimmy Lummis left the Office of Information Technology at the end of January to pursue another professional opportunity and commit more time to personal endeavors.

After a series of surveys and customer feedback sessions, the Office of Information Technology’s (OIT) Network Operations Center (NOC) team has successfully rebranded as the Infrastructure Operations Center, effective Monday, February 22.  

Over the past month, I have been repeatedly reminded of the significant role that women play in shaping digital strategy at Georgia Tech.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) would like to take a moment to recognize IT units, staff, and partners across Georgia Tech who have recently received Staff Excellence awards. 

Nationally observed in May, Georgia Tech celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month throughout April - recognizing the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to Georgia Tech’s rich history,

Georgia Tech has formalized an advisory committee for the Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) and adopted of a new method of funding research cyberinfrastructure.

Georgia Tech's Women in Technology Group resumed its monthly meeting cadence in April with a presentation from Academic Technology Associate Director Pam Buffington titled "What's Your Pandemic Presence?"