Weekly Tech Update: October 20, 2025
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Weekly Tech Update: October 20, 2025
Breaking news: Canvas impacted by AWS outage
Canvas is currently experiencing an outage related to widespread issues at Amazon Web Services (AWS), which has impacted many services and websites this morning. AWS is investigating and deploying fixes, but some services are still impacted.
For ongoing updates, please visit status.aws.amazon.com as well as the Canvas status page at status.instructure.com. We will also post in myMiami and email when Miami’s impacted services are back up and running as well.
Thank you for your patience.
NCSAM is ongoing!
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is in full swing! Check out these must-attend events that will have you learning about CyberMania, answering questions about phishing, and spinning a prize wheel for cool Information Security swag.
Calendar of events and more is here.
And don’t forget to take our CyberMania quiz! We are currently losing to Ohio—and we certainly cannot let that stand.
Password tips
As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, this is an opportune time to make sure you are following good password practices and keeping your account logins as strong as possible.
Let’s take a look at some ways the Miami community can strengthen their passwords and make sure accounts are secure.
Fireside Cyberchat: Cybersecurity and AI: Friend, Foe, or Something Between?
If you missed last week’s Fireside Cyberchat with Helen Patton, don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. View it on YouTube or catch our recap article later this week.
