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As the Fall 2025 semester at OISE approaches, Education Commons has observed a rise in phishing emails targeting the OISE community. These messages often appear to come from university-affiliated sources, including compromised @utoronto.ca email addresses.

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Adobe has moved away from offering Acrobat Pro as a one-time cost per device. From now on, Adobe Acrobat Pro will only be available through an annual subscription model, similar to the Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions, which provide updates and application access throughout the paid license period.

Devices that are end of life, aka no longer supported by the manufacturer or service providers, no longer receive firmware updates and therefore are not suitable for current times where vulnerabilities can be exploited without necessary security updates.

Every computer that connects to the OISE network is a vulnerability, providing a potential entry point for cyber criminals. Therefore, every device our community uses to connect to any OISE system or resource carries the risk of becoming the chosen route for hacking into OISE and UofT. These devices can be exploited by malware that could leak or steal sensitive data. What can we collectively do?

Passwords act as a gateway to your online accounts and potentially your online identity, whether for academics, social networking, online banking, etc. As a result, they are highly coveted by malicious parties.

Phishing and smishing are techniques used by attackers to trick you into giving away information by disguising themselves as a trusted source.

Duo, University of Toronto’s mobile app for Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), is getting a new design!

Stream Classic is the legacy version of Microsoft Stream, and it is being retired to make way for Stream (on SharePoint), which offers enhanced features.

After taking a look at the numbers behind our supports and services, here's what Education Commons learned. 

Let’s look at how Education Commons exemplify the value of “Transform” – becoming agents of technological change through innovation and its application.

After taking a look at the numbers behind our supports and services, here's what Education Commons learned.