From early July 2017, a new security feature — Intruder Lockout — will be introduced by Information Services in order to protect individual user accounts.
What is intruder lockout?
‘Intruder lockout’ will be applied to staff laptops/desktops and machines in computer rooms and lecture theatres from July 2017.
‘Intruder lockout’ will lock a user account temporarily when there have been five failed attempts to login within five minutes. Please note that if you enter your University login details incorrectly, this will temporarily lock you out of any applications where those details are required.
‘Intruder lockout’ allows the user to re-enter their details after a five minute lapse. Users can also contact the IT Service Desk to remove the lockout or re-set the password. If password re-set is undertaken, note that the password will also need to be changed on any corresponding mobile devices that synchronise to your University account.
Next steps
If you would like to discuss the introduction of ‘intruder lockout’ further, please contact the IT Service Desk or a member of your local Campus IT Support team.
Posted on Tuesday 20th June 2017