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Tips to Avoid ID Theft on Campus
Simple Ways To Secure Your Identity
With classes starting back up, malicious actors will try even harder to steal people's information or commit Identity theft. The article that is linked below has some tips for college students to...
August 31, 2020 · 1:58 PM
“WorkStudy Update!” Job Phishing Scam
Same Scam, Different Details
The UMBC DoIT has been notified of a compromised UMBC account used to send out phishing emails. An example of the email chain is shown below. The name and email address of the compromised UMBC...
August 31, 2020 · 1:54 PM
Password protection & automated test feedback come to Ultra
Enhancements to Collaborate, gradebook & announcement tools
Password protection and automated feedback are two assessment tools coming to Ultra in September. These valuable features enhance the instructor's ability to secure assessments and provide...
August 31, 2020 · 1:28 PM
“WorkStudy Offer!” Job Phishing Scam
Compromised UMBC Exploited To Send Fake Job Offer
DoIT was notified today of a scammer sending out emails claiming to be offering a job opportunity. The message came from a compromised Umbc email account, so the From name was removed for privacy...
August 26, 2020 · 11:24 PM
Blackboard Offers Webinar Series on Remote Instruction
Fine Tune Your Skills from Basic to Advanced Levels
Blackboard has announced a webinar series to help faculty transition to remote teaching. Click here to sign up for the options described below or access this...
August 25, 2020 · 12:57 PM
Learn how to use VoiceThread with these free workshops!
Add media-rich, asynchronous engagement in your courses
VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in several ways – text, voice, audio file, or...
August 25, 2020 · 12:36 PM
Training on Respondus LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor
Learn to Deliver Online Assessments using these tools
LockDown Browser is a custom browser that prevents digital cheating during an online exam. Respondus Monitor is a companion application for LockDown Browser that deters cheating when students take...
August 25, 2020 · 12:17 PM
USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters Fall Workshops Added!
Sign up now for these newly added Fall workshops!
USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the Fall term!  NEW - Quality Matters Fall Workshops   We are excited to announce that we have added a...
August 24, 2020 · 5:14 PM
Phishing Email from Fake UMBC IT Desk
Phsihing Attack Sent To Over 1000 UMBC Accounts
A compromised UMBC account was used to send phishing emails to over 1200 other UMBC accounts today. These malicious emails, claiming to be from the “UMBC IT Desk,” contained a link to a fake...
August 24, 2020 · 4:00 PM
Blackboard Predict to be Sunset
And rolling out a new model that helps students earlier!
Blackboard Predict (BB Predict) is a subscription-based predictive model designed to identify students at risk of receiving a grade of D or F in a course.  UMBC has a long partnership with...
August 24, 2020 · 1:59 PM

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