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MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)
May 7, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: MFA keeps hackers out and increases acc...
MFA 2.0: Maintenance Phase
November 5, 2025 TLDR The Duo MFA project is now in the maintenance phase. It is fully deploy...
Employee email migration to Microsoft Exchange Online (Exchange 365)
McLennan Community College is moving employee email and calendars from on-campus Exchange 2019 se...
Setup Duo on Your MCC Account
Overview This article covers getting setup with Duo to provide multi-factor authentication (MFA)...
Edit Captions in Microsoft Teams
Overview Microsoft Teams can show live captions during meetings to help everyone follow along. I...
Status in Microsoft Teams
Overview In Microsoft Teams, your status shows others if you're available, busy, away, or in a m...
Microsoft Team vs Channel
Overview Microsoft Teams helps people work together in groups called Teams. Inside each Team, th...
Create or Add Microsoft Teams Channel(s)
Overview Creating channels in Microsoft Teams helps organize conversations and files by topic, p...
Personal Information Update
Overview This article provides guidance on maintaining up-to-date personal information. Ensuring...
IT Exception Request
July 3, 2024 Over the past several months, McLennan Community College (MCC) has expanded our Cyb...
Level Up Your Security: Cyber Awareness + AI
October 1, 2025 TLDR Key points: October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All employees are...
Password Management Matters
June 4, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Strong, complex passwords are your fir...
Welcome Back
January 8, 2025 Returning to campus after a long break can be difficult. We want to make sure yo...
MFA 101: Secure Your Access, Secure Our Campus
August 11, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Over half of MCC employees (53%) a...
MFA + Passwords = Ransomware Defense
July 2, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: 57% of employees have not yet upgrade...
Introductions & Identity Management
April 2, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Cybersecurity (CS) Introductions are happening acr...
Fraudulent Applications & Sensitive Information
February 5, 2025 Fraudulent Applications A perfect storm of circumstances has led to a signific...
Beyond Go-Live: MFA Recap
September 3, 2025 TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Key points: Accessing MCC systems, like Brigh...
Stay Safe for the Holidays
November 9, 2023 The holidays are right around the corner. This is a prime time for holiday shop...
Spear Phishing vs Phishing: What's the Difference?
May 3, 2023 What is spear phishing? Phishing is a generic, broad attack addressed to hundreds ...