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Another Email Scam Riding the Headlines

The Federal Trade Commission warns of a phishing email scam aimed at college students. The malicious actor sends emails out claiming to be from the Financial Department of the student’s...

June 3, 2020 · 10:38 PM

Protecting Sensitive Data During Telework

Some Simple Precautions You Can Take For Secure Teleworking

As the global health crisis continues, many organizations are making the decision to continue remote work into the summer, and some are even hiring new employees remotely. Malicious actors are...

June 2, 2020 · 4:23 PM

Part Time Job Email Scam

UMBC Community Continues To See Fake Job Offers

UMBC DoIT Security continues to receive reports of malicious emails claiming to offer part time job opportunities to UMBC students. From: Charlotte Oliver <charlotteoli26900@gmail.com>...

June 2, 2020 · 4:17 PM

Work From Home Scam

During the COVID-19, unemployment numbers have been rising and more people are looking for work. Some people have unknowingly gotten involved in breaking the law. According to the article from...

May 26, 2020 · 11:10 AM

Quarterly patching downtime on 5/23/2020 and 5/28/2020

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Saturday, May 23rd and Thursday, May 28th. While many of the...

May 19, 2020 · 2:02 PM

Phishing Attack Today Uses Fake Email Renewal Scam

Email Tries To Get The Reader To Log In At Fake UMBC Page

A fairly well-crafted phishing attack hit UMBC mail inboxes today. It looks like this: The link takes the reader to a fake UMBC login page. It does not look like our usual page,...

May 13, 2020 · 1:17 PM

SU2020 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...

May 13, 2020 · 11:01 AM

5-4-2020 DocuSign Limit Exceeded issue

UMBC offices are leveraging DocuSign at a rapid adoption rate, especially since COVID-19, and today we experienced an issue related to the volume of requests. For those who experienced the...

May 5, 2020 · 2:10 PM

Submit Classroom and Lab Software Requests By May 1!

The deadline for requesting software to be included in our physical labs, virtual labs, and classrooms is approaching. Software requests for Summer and Fall 2019 are due by May 1 (Summer deadline...

April 8, 2020 · 3:01 PM

UMBC Online: By the Numbers

DoIT's "bird's-eye view" of our now virtual campus

We in DoIT know that numbers alone can’t capture the time and effort UMBC students, faculty and staff have put into coping with the disruption caused by the Coronavirus global pandemic. However,...

April 2, 2020 · 5:29 PM

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