OIT Technology News:
October 2025 Edition



We're excited to announce the availability of Microsoft Authenticator for your ҹɫÍõ³¯accounts as an early adopter. Discover how Authenticator will replace Duo Security for most, if not all, of your multi-factor authentication and enable passkeys to streamline your sign-in experience.


It's October, and that means Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here! This year, OIT Security is turning up the fun with spooky challenges, games, and puzzles. Every activity you complete earns points, and the more points you collect, the bigger the prize you can win.


We have already enrolled over 185 staff members in our AI Operation Copilot Bootcamp. Find out how they have started completing the challenges and improving their workflow by harnessing the power of Microsoft Copilot.


We'd like to introduce you to the team that keeps smu.edu running smoothly, along with all of the other web applications we use on a daily basis—the Web Application Services team!


In partnership with the Hart Institute for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the IoT lab has opened a new studio to provide even more resources for serving researchers, faculty, students, artists, and now, our entrepreneurs across campus.


This month in Canvas Plus, we'll share two updates to Canvas' grading settings, as well as a Panopto enhancement and some exciting updates for Respondus LockDown Browser.

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