Mark Roman
Council Meeting — April 28, 2021
May 8, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Update on SFU’s security measures since recent ransomware attack SFU chief information officer Mark Roman presented security updates to the SFSS Council. In light of the recent ransomware attacks, Roman reported SFU’s new security approach is “safety over convenience.” Part of the new security system includes enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all faculty and staff by the end of May 2021. By the end of the year, all students will be required to use MFA. Students can switch to MFA at any time. Failing to do so before the deadline may result in account…
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Data breach exposes SFU users’ personally identifiable information
March 8, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 3, 2021, there was an eight-minute data breach from an SFU server. IT services discovered the attack two days later and blocked external access to the server immediately. Faculty, staff, and students…
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SFU to introduce its own virtual private network
September 12, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer SFU has prepared a new Virtual Private Network (VPN) service ready to launch in September. This will allow students to connect directly to SFU servers and enables them to send and receive data that…
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Senate Report: July 6, 2020
July 21, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Petter responds to questions regarding the name change of SFU Athletics’ team, “The Clan” During the question period, Senator Erika Plettner inquired about the SFU Athletics team name “The Clan.” “We ask what efforts…
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Board Shorts: March 4, 2020
March 17, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor Clarification on housing Rotunda groups in the SUB The Board passed a motion clarifying the terms of their agreement to house Rotunda groups in the Student Union Building (SUB). The motion mandates Executive…
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