Do you use a university computer for your studies or when visiting the library? If so you may notice a small change from the beginning of July.
A new security feature — Intruder Lockout — will be introduced by Information Services in order to protect individual user accounts and ensure security best practice is maintained throughout the University.
What is Intruder Lockout?
Intruder Lockout will be applied to machines in computer rooms and lecture theatres from July 2017.
It 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.
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 Thursday 29th June 2017