Phishing attacks via email have become more sophisticated in recent years and not all are blocked by Gmail. Many faculty, staff, and students diligently report examples of phishing emails to DoIT - this is always helpful information. In light of sophisticated and increased phishing attempts, DoIT Security began testing a new scanning solution to keep these emails from reaching your inbox. After a successful testing period, we began using this solution to filter email in student inboxes over the summer. This has had a noticeable reduction in phishing in student inboxes. 

We also know from past years that there is often a large increase in these kinds of attacks over holiday breaks and we ask everyone to be diligent. To that end, we have enabled the new scanning solution for faculty and staff so it can provide warnings to users about potential phishing messages.

Emails detected as phishing will be marked with a warning but will still be delivered to your inbox. Please use caution when reading these emails, and please let us know if any are not phishing.

What to Expect:You should expect a significant reduction in phishing that reaches you without a warning. We ask that you continue to forward any examples of spam or phishing to security@umbc.edu as we continue to monitor the performance of this solution. 

Questions: If you have any questions about this process, please submit a ticket to the DoIT Security group or reach out to me directly. 

Dear Community,

In this season of gratitude, the UMBC Maryland Charity Campaign team is excited to thank the 252 community members who have donated $72,000 to support nonprofits helping others across Maryland. This means that more than 100 new community members gave in the past two weeks alone. We are almost halfway to our goal of raising $200,000. 

If you're celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends, we encourage you to reflect on what you are grateful for, and we hope that you will consider finding an organization that supports a cause you are passionate about. For inspiration, you can check out these short videos from the 2023 Participating Charities.

As a small way to show our appreciation for your generosity, anyone who makes their gift by midnight on Sunday, November 26, will be entered to win a YETI Portable Soft Cooler. Congratulations to Brian Van Wyck, assistant professor in history, for winning our last drawing after making his gift. 

Please make your gift online today. Thank you for all the ways you contribute to make both UMBC and our larger community stronger, healthier, and happier.

The Maryland Charity Campaign Team 

Dear Community,

Over the past few weeks, almost 150 of our community members have donated close to $40,000 to help their neighbors and nonprofits across Maryland. We hope that you will take a moment today to reflect on an issue that is important to you and make a donation to support a worthy organization through the Maryland Charity Campaign.

The Maryland Charity Campaign team is pleased to show our gratitude to you through a series of prize drawings throughout the campaign. If you make your gift before midnight on Sunday, November 12, you will be entered to win an Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug! 

It takes less than five minutes to make your gift online. The website also offers sign-in help, answers to frequently asked questions, and the name of your departmental coordinator who can also answer any questions. 

For those of you that have already participated, thank you! We hope you will find a moment this week to share what inspires you with another community member.

The Maryland Charity Campaign Team