Yet Another Job Scam
Below is an example of a job scam reported to the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The scammer, impersonating Career Center, is using a fake/spoofed email address...
March 18, 2021
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1:08 PM
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To all taki users: Starting at around 1:30pm EDT, portions of the taki cluster environment became unavailable. Staff were able to determine that a portion of our network infrastructure...
March 17, 2021
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6:19 PM
Bb will be unavailable for 14 hours
Blackboard engineers will perform a system upgrade and maintenance on Sunday, March 14, 2021, from 9:00 AM ET to 11:00 PM ET. Blackboard will be offline during this period. Read more at our Bb...
March 14, 2021
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8:23 AM
Here's what you missed from our Go Online Chat!
For our February GO Chat, we reflected on the transition from face-to-face programs for UMBC first-year students to a new online delivery required by COVID-19. Summer and Winter Bridge Programs,...
March 10, 2021
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9:59 AM
A new update to Respondus Lockdown Browser (RLDB) is available for students to download and install. Outdated versions of Respondus Lockdown Browser may not allow students to save short answer and...
March 9, 2021
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4:06 PM
Bb will be unavailable for 14 hours
Blackboard engineers will perform a system upgrade and maintenance on Sunday, March 14, 2021, from 9:00 AM ET to 11:00 PM ET. Blackboard will be offline during this period. The downtime window...
March 5, 2021
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1:26 PM
Nudging math students to tutoring
Mathematics is a powerful tool. We use applications from math all day, every day, like when we drive over a bridge or look at our email. Math is very difficult for many people, and they...
March 4, 2021
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1:53 PM
Universities Are Seen As 'Soft Targets' For Fraud
Phishing emails, spoofing and forgery schemes have found a hunting ground for cyber attacks within institutes of higher education just like UMBC. Below are some reasons why universities are...
March 3, 2021
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4:29 PM
“Student Job or Research Assistant Position”
Yes, The Offer Really IS Too Good To Be True. Below is an example of a job scam reported to the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The scammer, impersonating one of several faculty...
March 3, 2021
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4:18 PM
Simplifying the Webex experience
Early next week, the week of 3/8/21, the Webex app, formerly Webex Teams, will receive an upgrade enabling all features contained in the Webex meetings app. This change makes for a more simple...
March 3, 2021
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11:01 AM