Get Connected | Information Technology Services Office

New blanket agreement for notebook, PC, and workstation

Are your department planning to replace the aged desktop computers and notebooks in the office? Or looking for a new desktop or workstation with better performance for your new staff? ITS has prepared a 24-month blanket agreement on supply of office desktops and notebooks to facilitate departments in sourcing and procuring PC, notebook and workstation during the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024.

27 Jul, 2022

CLO meeting held in July to communicate the latest IT updates

Departmental Computer Liaison Officer (CLO) is an important role who serves as a contact person between ITS and the department on IT related matters. We will arrange quarterly CLO meeting to communicate the latest University IT development with CLOs and invite them to provide their feedback. The CLO meeting was successfully held online on 20 July recently.

27 Jul, 2022

Software Access Management records update

Software Asset Management (SAM) is a continuous process to record, classify, review, and control of software installed on University’s computers.

27 Jul, 2022

Retirement of Basic Authentication in Office 365 Email

Basic authentication is a traditional method for login with only a pair of username and password. Attackers may easily perform brute force or password spray attacks to system. To cope with cyber-attack, Microsoft decided to disable Basic Authentication in Office 365 Email (Exchange Online) with effective from 1 October 2022.

27 Jul, 2022

Enable two-factor authentication for using PolyU O365 apps wherever not in HK SAR

If you are planning to travel out of Hong Kong and will continue using the PolyU O365 apps on MS Cloud (e.g. Outlook email, OneDrive for Business and etc.)

27 Jul, 2022