Author: admin4oii

Institute for Information Environment and Technology
Information Security Risk Management Office

In recent years, there have been many cases of loss and leakage of personal information, which has become a social problem. Students also have frequent contact with personal information on and off campus on a daily basis. However, leakage due to improper handling of personal information will not only cause great inconvenience to many related parties, but may also lead to a loss of social trust not only in the University but also in you.
When handling personal information, please refer to the following reference information, correctly understand the importance of protecting personal information, and manage it carefully and appropriately.

 

Further reading

*1: See “Importance of Personal Information Protection”
https://oii.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/security/kojinjyoho_importance_e.pdf

*2: “Safe and secure use of information systems”
See P3 “We thoroughly manage personal information, etc. and take measures against information leakage”
https://oii.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/security/safety2022e.pdf

Keisuke Kameyama
Director of Academic Computing & Communications Center

Yutaka Tagawa
Leader of Information Security Incident Response Team & Information security risk manager

If you are using the older versions of Trend Micro OfficeScan Corp., please migrate to Trend Micro Apex One immediately.
Older versions of Trend Micro OfficeScan will no longer be supported by the manufacturer in January 31, 2022, so if you continue to use it, security problems will occur.
According to the server log data of the Academic Computing & Communications Center, there are thousands of PCs still using the older version of OfficeScan at our university.

<Background>

• Renewal of Trend Micro’s anti-virus software (posted on January 19, 2021 on the faculty and staff dedicated site)（Japanese）
  https://ksp.sec.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp/?p=163756
• [Important] Upgrade to a new version of Trend Micro Antivirus Software (posted on June 10, 2021 on the Academic Computing & Communications Center site)
  https://www.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp_e/tmvb_tmsm_stop/
• [All members of the university] (Urgent) About the migration to the new version of Trend Micro anti-virus software (posted on October 14, 2021)
  https://oii.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/2021/10/14/news-en/3159/

When migrating, uninstall OfficeScan (or Security for Mac) before installing Trend Micro Apex One.
See below for site licenses and installation instructions.
https://www.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp_e/service/software-license/trendm/

 

Keisuke Kameyama
Director of Academic computing & communications center

Yutaka Tagawa
Leader of Information Security Incident Response Team & Information security risk manager

If you are using the older Trend Micro OfficeScan Corp., please migrate to Trend Micro Apex One immediately.

Older versions of TrendMicro OfficeScan will no longer be supported by the manufacturer in January 31, 2022, so if you continue to use it, security problems will occur.
According to the server log data of the Academic Computing & Communications Center, there are thousands of PCs still using the older version of OfficeScan at our university.

<Background>

• Renewal of Trend Micro’s anti-virus software (posted on January 19, 2021 on the faculty and staff dedicated site)（Japanese）
  https://ksp.sec.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp/?p=163756
• [Important] Upgrade to a new version of Trend Micro Antivirus Software (posted on June 10, 2021 on the Academic Computing & Communications Center site)
  https://www.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp_e/tmvb_tmsm_stop/

When migrating, uninstall OfficeScan (or Security for Mac) before installing Trend Micro Apex One.
See below for site licenses and installation instructions.
https://www.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp_e/service/software-license/trendm/

Keisuke Kameyama
Director of Academic computing & communications center

Yutaka Tagawa
Leader of Information Security Incident Response Team & Information security risk manager

Support for Internet Explorer 11 (“IE 11”) for Windows 10 (excluding Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server) will be end on June 15, 2022. In addition, support for IE 11 for Microsoft 365 apps will end on August 17, 2021.

If you are using the above web browser, please use the new Microsoft Edge as there will be security issues after the end of support.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/05/19/the-future-of-internet-explorer-on-windows-10-is-in-microsoft-edge/
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-apps-say-farewell-to-internet-explorer-11-and/ba-p/1591666

If you are using an Internet Explorer-based website or legacy app on an existing system, etc.
Please use Internet Explorer mode of Microsoft Edge.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/internet-explorer-mode-in-microsoft-edge-6604162f-e38a-48b2-acd2-682dbac6f0de

 Keisuke Kameyama
Director of Academic computing & communications center

Masayuki Orimo
Leader of Information Security Incident Response Team & Information security risk manager

Support for Microsoft Edge Legacy will end on March 9, 2021.
If you continue to use it after the end of support, security problems will occur, so please upgrade to the new Microsoft Edge (Chromium).

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-apps-say-farewell-to-internet-explorer-11-and/ba-p/1591666

[Microsoft Edge Legacy]

[New Microsoft Edge (Chromium)]