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Staying Secure Together: Why Strong Passwords and Vigilance Matter More Than Ever
Cyberthreats targeting higher education are a constant reality. Attempts to gain access to University accounts occur around the clock and continue to grow in scale and sophistication. To stay ahead of these threats, Northwestern IT recently implemented several enhancements to strengthen our overall security posture and better protect University systems, data, and our community.
Events
Apr
29
2026
Spring Cleaning 101: Storage Management (Virtual)
10:00 AM
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of data and files you’ve accumulated? Spring is the perfect time to clean up your rese...
Apr
29
2026
Topics in Computational Genomics: Command Line Introduction (Chicago)
11:00 AM Wieboldt Hall North Entrance, 339 E Chicago Ave
Working from the command line gives computational biologists access to many analysis tools and enables the creation of r...
Apr
29
2026
Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (Virtual)
2:00 PM
The Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
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