U-M voluntarily disconnects internet to address security concern (not-OT?)
[This may be walking a fine OT line but seems relevant, given “the University of Michigan” and all]
Apparently, U-M’s “Information Assurance” (i.e., cybersecurity) team found sufficiently concerning and credible threats to its network on Sunday that it quickly took the whole thing offline that day. Some critical services (canvas, zoom, dropbox, adobe cloud, etc.) have returned but the rest remain disconnected to give the team its best chance to quickly address the issue.
August 29th, 2023 at 10:35 AM ^
Was it a self sanction?
August 29th, 2023 at 10:37 AM ^
lol, aand now we’re on-topic for sure
August 29th, 2023 at 10:45 AM ^
Self imposed 1 day internet suspension in the hopes of avoiding further outages imposed by the shadowy cabal run by former execs from aol, hotmail and myspace.
August 29th, 2023 at 12:19 PM ^
Probably now is not the best time to ask Warde if they plan to get better wifi coverage at the Big House?
August 29th, 2023 at 12:50 PM ^
You can say that again!
August 29th, 2023 at 12:19 PM ^
Probably now is not the best time to ask Warde if they plan to get better wifi coverage at the Big House?
August 29th, 2023 at 1:22 PM ^
Stop calling me Shirley!
August 29th, 2023 at 1:48 PM ^
Roger, Roger!
Although to be frank, you do kinda look like a Shirley. I'm actually being earnest, though. Totally sirius.
August 29th, 2023 at 3:41 PM ^
Harbaugh bought an IT staffer a burger!
August 29th, 2023 at 10:39 AM ^
Matt Weiss just won't quit
August 29th, 2023 at 10:41 AM ^
HACKERS
August 29th, 2023 at 10:43 AM ^
Got a distinct Hank Scorpio vibe going on with that look.
August 29th, 2023 at 11:19 AM ^
Now I’m thinking of a version of that episode where Homer ends up owning the Buckeyes and it’s glorious…
August 29th, 2023 at 11:21 AM ^
I think owning the Ohio State Buckeyes is pretty good!
August 29th, 2023 at 12:28 PM ^
costarring Donovan Edwards
August 29th, 2023 at 10:46 AM ^
That tiny block O on that ridiculous desk is so particularly an Ohio State.
August 29th, 2023 at 10:55 AM ^
Desk is looking greasy. He should ease up on the buckets of extra crispy.
August 29th, 2023 at 11:23 AM ^
I think he wiped his beard on the desk leaving behind some Just for Men
August 29th, 2023 at 10:55 AM ^
Facial hair is not naturally that shade of black.
August 29th, 2023 at 11:00 AM ^
You know that episode of Always Sunny where Frank makes hair dye out of used Chinese motor oil?
August 29th, 2023 at 11:14 AM ^
So many options to choose from...
August 29th, 2023 at 10:59 AM ^
I’m surprised he let’s his boy wear BLUE jeans.
August 29th, 2023 at 11:04 AM ^
That office screams to me "LOOK AT MY FAMILY"
Does he leave a wallet full of money in the front left corner of the desk?
August 29th, 2023 at 11:07 AM ^
It's interesting that the photo of his family is behind him, where he can't see it while working at his desk. It doesn't appear that there are any family photos on the desk, facing him.
August 29th, 2023 at 11:09 AM ^
Wants to be seen as a family man v. Wants to see his family, man.
August 29th, 2023 at 12:42 PM ^
I'm more curious about what looks like a digital camera on his desk. I honestly haven't used a digital camera in... I don't know, 8+ years?
August 29th, 2023 at 2:03 PM ^
Hacking? Reminds me of a story:
C.J. Stroud: "Cough, cough [smile on his face]."
Coach Ryan Day: "That's quite a hacking cough you've got, C.J."
Stroud: "Yeah, Coach Day. Some of the other players have it. I don't know about the Michigan game."
Day: "Well, you and the others will just have to pull through. We have to carry on the values Coach Meyer passed on to us."
August 30th, 2023 at 4:18 PM ^
Awkward that one kid is pointing to the groin of the other kid.
https://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/category/photos/the-family-portrait/
August 29th, 2023 at 10:46 AM ^
unrelated but has anyone seen if the scoreboards have been 100% completed? Last week when i saw it they still needed to be filled in along the edges. I've had this irrational fear that they wont be completed in time
August 29th, 2023 at 10:52 AM ^
Alejandro Zuniga of 247 has been giving weekly updates on the progress but his last one still shows as you said, incomplete on the sides. I trust that’s the easiest part to finish up though and may be just held off as they finished accessing the electronics and such.
August 29th, 2023 at 1:48 PM ^
I was at Michigan Stadium late last week for a couple prep football games. They had a still graphic on both main screens and only were using the bottom for scoreboard basics (clock, down & distance, and [of course] the game score). Construction cranes were active on both ends and a lot of workmen climbing on and inside the structures.
August 29th, 2023 at 3:05 PM ^
Not worried about our new scoreboards - they'll be ready. Besides, Vanderbilt set a pretty low bar for scoreboard standards. Half their stadium is being renovated and their scoreboards are supported by two cranes
August 29th, 2023 at 3:22 PM ^
Not as of yesterday afternoon. We drove by there on Stadium Blvd. around 3:30 and there was a big crane, and a bunch of workmen on top of the south scoreboard. It looked like the outside covering with the large block M was pretty much done. But I'd guess the boards will be functional one way or the other.
August 29th, 2023 at 10:57 AM ^
NCAA just won’t quit digging for dirt, eh?
August 29th, 2023 at 2:05 PM ^
Yeah, dirt. It's probably just a coincidence all those cattle are around...
August 29th, 2023 at 11:06 AM ^
Damn it Weiss! Stop fucking hacking
August 29th, 2023 at 11:09 AM ^
I know of a few large companies that also had no phone/internet service yesterday... maybe there was a major IT vulnerability discovered yesterday?
August 29th, 2023 at 11:16 AM ^
The sites went down on Sunday afternoon - and, will slowly be brought back online.
This is what threat detection is all about.
August 29th, 2023 at 11:24 AM ^
Michigan should suspend Harbaugh for another game just to be safe. Maybe a self imposed death penalty to really make sure the NCAA can't come after them. That will show em!
August 29th, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
ChatGPT told Harbaugh it was sad and wanted to hug him and love him. We’re fucked
August 29th, 2023 at 11:42 AM ^
August 29th, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
And Bielema’s getting larger
August 29th, 2023 at 12:41 PM ^
What I think is most relevant about this is that you can't sign into the UM athletics app, so you can't download your tickets to your phone (I can't at least). Hopefully it's all resolved by Saturday.
August 29th, 2023 at 12:46 PM ^
Actually, I'm 100% wrong on this. You can sign into the app, I just didn't realize when they updated it you had to make a whole new account or use it as a guest.
August 29th, 2023 at 2:09 PM ^
Please tell me you fish for Trout. I suppose it's too much to hope there's a talking fish out there with a human assistant and access to "Voice to Text"...
August 29th, 2023 at 2:29 PM ^
Looks like it may be a cyber security issue ( only thing that makes sense) and it may not be fixed soon. Ironically US News Report rated UM undergrad cyber security as on of the top programs in the country.
Had some goofy things happen on the Delta Airline site earlier today.
I feel for our new students who are generally clueless about how the campus works. Everything is fine!
August 29th, 2023 at 2:40 PM ^
Back in the day I drew a grid on a piece of paper and wrote down my classes & their locations. Also wrote them in my planner.
August 29th, 2023 at 3:00 PM ^
Your blue hair and pearls are showing...