Over the past year, there has been an uptick in the frequency of so-called imposter scams. These attempts to obtain personal information involve emails and/or phone calls from a scammer who claims to be contacting you on “official” business. These scams often involve direct threats and they can be very convincing. Click the image below to see a full list of the tactics most often employed so you can be prepared.

If you ever suspect that someone is attempting to scam you via your Simmons email address or phone number, please contact the Service Desk immediately at 617-521-2222. For more information about imposter scams and what you can do to protect yourself, see this guide from the Federal Trade Commission.

On April 15th, Technology rolled out new antivirus software to all Simmons-owned computers. The new product—called ESET Antivirus—replaces Kaspersky Antivirus, and provides an effective, sustainable solution to keeping your computer safe from viruses and malware.

If you use a desktop or laptop computer on campus, this change should have occurred automatically and your computer should now be running ESET Antivirus.

If you’re an off-campus user of a Simmons-owned laptop, you’ll need to connect it to a wired connection on campus or to the Simmons Secure WiFi network. You should receive a prompt to start this process within one hour of connecting your laptop to the network. It’s important that you bring your laptop to campus and connect to the network as soon as possible. After April 30th, Kaspersky antivirus protection will no longer receive updates and your laptop may not be secure.

As always, to help keep your personally-owned computers safe, Technology recommends several free antivirus programs for Macs and PCs. Please visit servicedesk.simmons.edu/antivirus for more information.

We’re almost there. Workday@Simmons, the new source for human resource and payroll data, will go live on April 6th.

While new technology frequently comes with the promise of revolutionizing some aspect of your work or life, we think Workday really will change the employee experience at Simmons. We’re moving from a set of systems—which required you to visit multiple sites and remember different usernames and passwords—to a single location for most employee information.

On April 6th, you’ll be able to visit workday.simmons.edu, log in with your Simmons username and password, and access everything from time entry and approvals, to benefits enrollment, payslips and pay elections, time off requests, contact information, and much more.

This phase of the Workday project has been a significant undertaking and we couldn’t have reached this point without the collaboration and hard work of the Payroll, Talent and Human Capital Strategy, and Technology teams.

We look forward to unveiling Workday. In the meantime, you can access the project site to find out more about Workday. Prior to the launch, we’ll also make available a new support site, where you’ll find FAQs, videos, and step-by-step guides to using Workday.