UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State’s College of Engineering computer network returned to service on Monday, May 18, after being taken offline on May 15 in response to two cyberattacks. The college's computing resources, including critical services, have been brought back online and are available to engineering students, faculty and staff as Penn State’s first summer session begins. Individuals in the college may continue to notice minor interruptions in the coming days as IT experts fine-tune newly installed computer hardware.
LEARN MORE: Comprehensive information for College of Engineering faculty, staff and students is available at http://SecurePennState.psu.edu/.
In response to the attacks and as a precaution, Penn State WebAccess passwords were reset for all students, faculty and staff in the college, as well as students at all campuses who recently took a College of Engineering course. In addition, faculty, staff and graduate students with College of Engineering-issued accounts had those passwords reset as well.
Penn State also has implemented robust scanning and computer security protocols as part of the network recovery process, in order to take a proactive and aggressive stance against future attempted intrusions.
Step-by-step password-reset instructions, as well as information about setting security questions and signing up for two-factor authentication, are available at this link.
To reset their passwords in person, students, faculty and staff can visit a signature station -- click here for a link to a list of signature station locations and operating hours. For additional assistance, College of Engineering faculty, staff and students should contact the Penn State IT Service Desk at 814-865-4357. Printed packets with additional information and step-by-step instructions for faculty and staff also have been distributed to mailboxes throughout the college's buildings.