[eOutage] Suspend use of Microsoft Encryption Labels

UW Information Technology's email notification service regarding widespread outages eoutage at u.washington.edu
Mon Oct 10 15:07:30 PDT 2022


UW-IT has identified changes to the Microsoft suite of services, which
has impacted the way messages are encrypted in UW Office 365 on
10/10/2022
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UW-IT recommends suspending use of Encryption labels in Microsoft
Office 365. Examples are: Encrypt-only, Do Not Forward, Confidential -
All UW, and Highly Confidential -All UW and Sensitivity labels (such as
Normal, Personal, Private, and Confidential) as it may result in emails
being sent unencrypted.
.
Microsoft Encryption is not functioning as designed. UW-IT: is aware of
the incident and actively responding and Engineers are working on a
resolution.
.
Next communication update will be at 5pm, 10/10/2022
.
UW Connect Record: INC2455981
Next update: 10/10/2022 05:00 pm
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References

1. https://itconnect.uw.edu/servicestatus/



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