Hello everyone,

We are almost done with the semester!!

Friday we had our Bioethics Panel, and we want to thank everyone who was able to come and participate. Our speakers led a very insightful discussion on Personalized Medicine and Genetic Banking. We hope that you all learned a lot from the event, and you can reach out to them with any questions. 

TODAY is our final GBM for the spring semester. Take a break from all of the stress and studying to join us for a Trivia/Kahoot event. 

But most importantly, we will be announcing our OFFICERS FOR NEXT SEMESTER!! If you had applied for a position and/ or you are interested in meeting our future executive board, we highly encourage you all to attend. The meeting will be in-person in ILSB 116B at 4:00 p.m.

WE WILL BE PROVIDING SNACKS

Eversheds Sutherland Scholars Program  

The program's goal is to demystify the law school experience by exposing participants to introductory courses in contracts and legal writing. Lessons are taught by an Emory University School of Law professor. Additionally, our attorneys and other legal professionals provide valuable law school and industry insight and advice through networking events and attorney panel discussions.
 
Since its inception, more than 400 ES Scholars have graduated from the program, and 95% of that group have been accepted into law schools across the country. In 2017, the program was awarded the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) George B. Vashon Innovator Award, which recognized Eversheds Sutherland for excellence in innovative practices and commitment in assisting diverse attorneys.

The program is offered at no cost to participants and includes:

•  Introduction to contracts, legal writing, and bluebooking
•  Panel discussions including topics such as:
•  Admissions guidelines to law schools and law firm recruitment
• A practical approach to assignments, reading, and studying strategies

• Resume workshops and mock interviews
• Networking with fellow ES Scholars, ES Scholars Alums, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys, and other legal professionals
• A modest stipend upon successful completion of the program

About the Eversheds Sutherland Program 

Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating professors of the different departments at UMBC. The example below impersonates Professor Hennigan of the Department of Economics. For privacy purposes, we removed the To field.

Please note that the Departments or professors did not send these messages. Two visible red flags in these emails are:

1. The From address is not a UMBC email. In the example above, if the Economics  Department or Prof. Hennigan were sending this email, the From address would have been a UMBC email address. However, it was sent from <barry01d1@gmail.com>, which is not a UMBC affiliate. Notice that the email's name is not registered under  Prof.Hennigan’s name but Barry Melvin's. This is another giveaway that the professor did not send this email. However, please note that the email could have been spoofed, even if it appears to originate from a UMBC email. Therefore, always check with DoIT(security@umbc.edu) or email/contact the impersonated person on a completely different email when you see a conflict in the address.

1. WhatsApp/Phone number.  A lot of scammers will ask for your number. If their number gets reported, they could easily get a new one. The same can be said for an email address; however, they will lose responses from other phishing email recipients if their email is blocked. If you ever receive a job offer asking for a WhatsApp number or a phone number in general,  BE SUSPICIOUS!

2. The email template. This template is very common. After a quick Google search, we found three Job scams articles with the same template. So if you are ever in doubt, GOOGLE IT! UMBC will not use a known phishing template to offer you a job opportunity.

The other professors and departments impersonated using a similar template are:

• Professor Brandy Wallace in the Department of Sociology <menitreksksjjekisodrekssj66@gmail.com>

• Professor Anne E. Brodsky in the Department of Psychology <hollywoodardshop@gmail.com>

• Professor Alan Sherman in the Department of Computer Science <mullerjame65@gmail.com>/<menitreksksjjekisodrekssj66@gmail.com>

• Professor Lisa  Dickson in the Department of Economics <joseplhevans@gmail.com>

• Professor Park Do Hwan the Department: Mathematics and Statistics <joseplhevans@gmail.com>

If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, please forward it with its headers tosecurity@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

For more information about phishing, visit:https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=98136.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Receive any suspicious emails?

Forward it to security@umbc.edu along with the email headers. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Brodsky of the Department of Psychology. Below is an example of such an email. For privacy purposes, we removed the To field.

Please note that the Psychology Department or Professor Brodsky did not send this message. Three visible red flags in this email are:

1. The From address is not a UMBC email. If the Psychology Department or Prof. Brodsky were sending this email, the From address would have been a UMBC email address. However, it was sent from <hollywoodardshop@gmail.com>, which is not a UMBC affiliate. Please note that it could have been spoofed, even if it appears to originate from a UMBC email. Therefore, always check with DoIT(security@umbc.edu) or email/contact the impersonated person on a completely different email when you see a conflict in the address.

2. Phone number.  A lot of scammers will ask for your phone number. If their number gets reported, they could easily get a new one. If you ever receive a job offer asking for a phone number in general,  BE SUSPICIOUS!

3. The email template. This template is widespread. After a quick Google search, we found a few Job scam articles with the same template. So if you are ever in doubt, GOOGLE IT! UMBC will not use a known phishing template to offer you a job opportunity.

For more information about phishing, visit https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=98136.

If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, please forward it with its headers tosecurity@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Receive any suspicious emails?

Forward it to security@umbc.edu along with the email headers. For instructions, visit https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

Follow us on myUMBC:https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity.