As we approach the fiscal year end, it is also time for you to renew the software license(s) you have purchased with the Office of Information Technology (OIT). This year, the process to renew your license(s), specifically Adobe and BioRender, will be changing in order to migrate all active licenses into our new, more efficient and user friendly, CU Denver | Anschutz OnTheHub Software Store.
ISS is happy to offer Remote Desktop Services (also known as End User Compute or virtual desktop) to our faculty and staff. Our Remote Desktop provider recently rebranded the service from VMWare Horizon to Omnissa Horizon. As we upgrade the various components of the environment, you will see the green VMWare Horizon icon replaced by a blue Omnissa Horizon Client icon among other branding updates. The cost and service will remain unchanged.
Starting July 1, 2025, ISS is introducing a new flat rate of $48 for AV technical assistance and setup services for classroom and event support. This change models more closely the support that is requested by our university community for these events and services and allows for our teams to schedule in a more efficient manner allowing us to serve our customers at a higher level meeting the unique requirements of each event.
Starting in June 2025, Information Strategy and Services (ISS) is working with the Denver Office of Information Technology (OIT) and our IT partners across the CU Anschutz and CU Denver campuses to conduct a phased rollout of the new Encryption Standard for all university-owned Windows workstations. University-owned Mac devices will be addressed in a future rollout.  
In fall of 2023 the university updated the requirements for taking the Information Security Awareness Percipio training. It is now required for all university employees (faculty and staff) to take this training every two years to maintain important campus security safeguards.
In most aspects of life, being prepared sets you up for success in anything you do. The same goes for IT professionals submitting a Technology Risk Assessment prior to purchasing any applications, software, or hardware for their unit or department. These technologies must be assessed for security and digital accessibility compliance before they can be used for your work with the university. Read the full article for steps you should take prior to submitting a Technology Risk Assessment, so that you have all the materials required at hand when you fill out the questionnaire.