Microsoft 365 Announcements

New security features for your U of T Microsoft 365 account

Dear Colleagues,  Starting on July 5th, 2021 Information Technology Services (ITS) will apply additional new security features to your University of Toronto Microsoft 365 (M365) account as part of the rollout of Secure U (of T) advanced threat protections. These new features use advanced analytics to proactively identify cyberattacks in order to protect you and your account.  What new ...

OneDrive sync client will no longer update or be supported on macOS Sierra 10.12 and macOS High Sierra 10.13

The Microsoft OneDrive team is committed to bringing you the best, most secure experience possible across your devices. As such, Microsoft is ending support for the OneDrive Desktop application (sync client) on macOS Sierra 10.12 and macOS High Sierra 10.13 and focusing their resources on new technologies and supported operating ...

Updated timeline: Microsoft will now retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022

Date: July 13, 2021
To: InfoTech, EITU
From: EASI Digital Workplace
Re: Updated timeline: Microsoft will now retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022 Good morning, Microsoft previously indicated it would retire Skype for Business Online on July 31, 2021 (see previous memo below). Please note that Microsoft has ...

Reminder: Retiring Delve mobile for iOS and Android

Microsoft will retire Delve mobile for iOS and Android on June 1, 2021. We recommend Outlook Mobile instead, which has similar features available. You’ll find profile information and files on the profile cards, and recommended documents on the Search tab. Microsoft will continue to invest development resources to improve the ...

Microsoft 365 milestone: U of T allows app integration

U of T’s Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI) is pleased to announce that a new process will allow controlled application integration with Microsoft 365 (M365). Previously, any apps that accessed M365 data and MS Office add-ins were disabled due to security concerns. Now, EASI, in partnership with Information Security, ...