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Launch of New Phishing Protection Platform

When?

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

What is it?

Fleming College has launched additional phishing protection features from our Microsoft Defender for Office 365 suite of tools. This software will be used to conduct simulated phishing exercises and provide users with targeted awareness feedback as needed. Most staff can expect to receive approximately one simulated phishing email per month.

Why?

Phishing remains one of the most common and effective methods used by cybercriminals. Phishing is successful because it targets human behaviour rather than technical vulnerabilities. The goal of launching this new phishing protection platform is to measure risk, improve security awareness, reduce incidents and breaches, and strengthen the College’s overall cyber resilience.

✅ Did you know? Regular phishing exercises are required under the College’s cybersecurity insurance policy.

How?

Reporting a suspected phishing email (real or simulated) is one of the best ways you can help protect Fleming College. If something looks suspicious, report it right away; you are a critical part of our cybersecurity program.

Notepad++ software upgrade to mitigate security vulnerabilities

When?

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Why?

Security vulnerabilities affecting older versions of Notepad++ software

What’s the impact?

All students and staff that currently use the Notepad++ software. The rollout of the latest secure Notepad++ software will take place over the next 2-3 days. 

Students and staff are encouraged to use alternative text editors while IT upgrades the software on identified workstations.

For more information on Notepad++ and this vulnerability, please see this page: Service – Notepad++

ITS is hiring! – Job ID 3299 – Senior Enterprise Web Applications Analyst

ITS is looking to hire a Senior Enterprise Web Applications Analyst.

Reporting to the Manager of College Information Systems, this position will lead the work groups support for the College’s use of Information Application Services, including but not limited to Oracle/PeopleSoft’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software by coordinating communications (primarily work requests, status updates and meeting correspondence) between the client departments college-wide and the IT division with the purpose of prioritizing assigned tasks, challenging, and clarifying requirements and performing initial analysis and assessment.

Administer the College Enterprise Portal including design, development, support and analysis. Source, develop and support contribution tools deployed to content owners across the entire College community. Manage and maintain information provided by contributors throughout the College. Act as single point of contact for our portal vendor and the external third parties with content provided on or through the college portal. Plan, coordinate and manage regular maintenance windows for portal vendor software updates with input/consideration for all operational areas of the College.

Research industry trends and anticipate short- and long-term future College requirements. Integrate using delivered services and/or responsible for analysis, design, development and implement core services as associated to College’s ERP system. Anticipate and research any security needs and provide direction for portal applications in conjunction with ERP and any third-party systems as needed. Support the client departments by gaining understanding of their business processes and system requirements through consultation.

Learn more and apply here: Job ID 3299 – Senior Enterprise Web Applications Analyst

Scheduled Maintenance: Fleming College Website, myCampus & Data Mart | Fri Dec 19 @ 9:00 pm to Sat Dec 20 @ 9:00 am

When?

From Friday, December 19 at 9:00 pm until Saturday, December 20 at 9:00 am.

Why?

To perform maintenance activities on the College systems named above.

What’s the impact?

The systems named above will be offline for the duration of the maintenance window.

The main Fleming College website (flemingcollege.ca) will be fully inaccessible for the first hour, then display an “undergoing scheduled maintenance” service notice the duration of the maintenance window.

Scheduled Maintenance: MyWorkDrive | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

When?

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Why?

To perform maintenance activities.

What’s the impact?

During the maintenance window, access to H: (home) and S: (shared) drives using the MyWorkDrive website will not be available. 

Direct access to S: and H: drives will still be available using the virtual desktop (VDI) service or on campus desktop computers.

Scheduled Maintenance: OneCard | Monday, December 15, 2025 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm

When?

Monday, December 15, 2025 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Why?

To perform maintenance activities on the College’s OneCard systems.

What’s the impact?

All OneCard services and purchase transactions will be unavailable during this planned outage.

OneCards will continue to function normally for room and door access.