Reminder – Be prepared on Friday 17 for an IT security update coming Monday 20 January
Posted: Fri 17 Jan 2025, 12:04pm.
Make sure your device has the latest updates and you have saved any files when you have finished working for the day on Friday 17 January (step 1 below) to be ready for an important security update on your computer. Global Protect, the staff VPN, will be updated early morning on Monday 20 January (step 2 below).
Step 1 - Friday 17th January
Ensure that your university-supplied device is up to date by following the steps below for your device type:
- Windows desktop PC users:
- Sign out (press ctrl + alt + delete, then chose ‘Sign Out’).
- Leave your computer turned on.
- The security updates will apply automatically overnight.
- Your computer will then go into sleep mode, and you can continue using it again in the morning.
- Windows laptop users:
- Type “Windows Update” in the search box at the bottom-left of your screen and hit Enter.
- On the Windows Update screen, click ‘Check for updates’.
- After running the check, your computer will say, either:
- Your computer is up to date; or
- Updates are waiting to be applied.
4. If there are updates waiting, save your work and restart your laptop to install the outstanding updates while connected to a power source.
- Apple Mac users:
If you have received prompts to install University updates, please apply these by Friday, 17th January.
Step 2 - Monday 20th January
Before starting work, You must restart your device to complete the Global Protect security update.
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