By default, the S&T border firewall blocks all inbound connections. Only approved services are granted an exception to this default deny. All exceptions are subject to auditing, verification and revocation. Auditing The most basic audit performed is with a vulnerability scanner. Any critical vulnerabilities will preclude an exception and all important vulnerabilities must be remediated…Continue Reading Firewall Exceptions
Why is Zotero Being Removed From the S&T Campus?
Due to concerns that have arisen with Zotero, Missouri S&T IT has been instructed to retire the use of Zotero on university computer systems. To allow individuals who use Zotero time to transition, the software will remain available until August 2, 2024, at which point it will be removed from AppsAnywhere and blocked on all…Continue Reading Why is Zotero Being Removed From the S&T Campus?
Git, git, GitLab, GitHub, git.mst.edu, git-classes.mst.edu … Help!?
Git (with a capital G) is an ecosystem centered around a particular form of version control repository. Version control repositories are used to store tracked history/changes of files, usually textual such as source code, html, javascript, and similar — although it does support storing non-textual files. Git repositories can be stored locally on your own…Continue Reading Git, git, GitLab, GitHub, git.mst.edu, git-classes.mst.edu … Help!?