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Thank you for being part of UMBC (Phishing Edition)
We are glad you are here, but we don't want your password
DoIT is aware of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting faculty and staff. The message arrives in users' inboxes appearing to be a document shared from Google. Within the document there is a link...
Posted: July 4, 2025, 2:43 PM
Cybersecurity Alert: Phishing Emails Continue
Watch fireworks and your inbox
Recently, DoIT has seen an increase in phishing emails claiming that the receiver's UMBC account is being deactivated or offering a part time job. Some of the emails are specifically mentioning...
Posted: July 3, 2025, 5:37 PM

Anthology announces retirement date for Blackboard Original Courses & Organizations
Original content will become read-only after Dec 31, 2026
Anthology, the parent company of Blackboard, has announced that they will retire Original courses and organizations on December 31, 2026. At this point, all Original content in courses and...
Posted: June 30, 2025, 8:26 AM

June HPCF Newsletter
Hi everyone, I’m writing to give everyone an update regarding the UMBC HPCF, particularly the new Retriever Research Storage System (RRStor). The Research Computing team within DoIT works to...
Posted: June 26, 2025, 1:19 PM
Cybersecurity Alert: Increase in Phishing Scams
Account stealers and fake job scams use multiple methods
DoIT has detected several sophisticated email phishing scams attempting to steal user account credentials across campus. These scams have directed users to enter their username and password into...
Posted: June 24, 2025, 6:45 PM

Improve Course Accessibility with Image Captions & MathJax Formulas in July's Ultra Update
Track who's reading your announcements and more
How do you know if students actually read that important course announcement? What if you could make your content more accessible by adding image captions or rendering complex math more clearly...
Posted: June 24, 2025, 1:11 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Fall
Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!
The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional student consultants to work during the upcoming semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting...
Posted: June 17, 2025, 10:24 AM

Major Cloud Service Outage Impacting Campus Applications
Date: June 12, 2025 Time: 3:45 PM The Division of Information Technology is aware of a widespread outage with a major cloud service provider that is currently impacting access to a number of...
Posted: June 12, 2025, 3:47 PM
CourseArc offers new AI-supported features including image descriptions
Improve accessibility in your CourseArc content
CourseArc offers new AI-powered features to make content creation smarter and faster. From generating alt text and long descriptions to transforming outlines into full lessons and creating quizzes...
Posted: June 10, 2025, 8:41 AM

New Voicethread URL starting June 30
UMBC users will use: voicethread.com
Please note that after June 30, 2025, your UMBC VoiceThread account may be accessed via: https://voicethread.com Currently UMBC users may access VoiceThread via: https://umbc.voicethread.com. ...
Posted: June 9, 2025, 1:16 PM

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