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Protecting your online account over Winter Break
As we prepare for the winter break, we commonly see a surge in malicious activity toward user accounts. Users receive emails warning about unpaid invoices, expired passwords, or full inboxes....
Posted: December 22, 2022, 1:44 PM
Seventeen tips to secure your phone
Advice From Smartphone Insight
Smartphone Insight has published a handy guide with step-by-step instructions to protect your IoS or Android phone data. With these 17 tips, your device will continuously be up to date. In...
Posted: September 26, 2021, 9:15 PM
Summary of Phishing Techniques and Defenses
A Recent Report On Phishing Attacks (And How To Avoid Them)
However you get your news, by now you have seen the term 'phishing' used to describe ways to exploit people on the Internet. You or someone you know may have been the target of a phishing...
Posted: September 16, 2021, 3:15 PM
Vendor Breaches and Account Compromises
Password Stopped Working? This Might Be Why.
Vendor Breaches and Account Compromises Internet vendors will, at times, suffer data breaches. Sometimes the service will attempt to contact it’s account holders and other times it won’t. ...
Posted: September 14, 2021, 3:54 PM
FAQ - Travel and the UMBC VPN
Helping Secure Your Communications When Off-Campus
If I am a student, can I log in from my country of travel? Yes, as long as you have a valid UMBC account and the country in question allows internet traffic to and from the United States Can I...
Posted: August 17, 2021, 6:10 PM
Identity Theft
Some Suggestions On Avoiding It
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received several reports of insurance scams via telephone and email. To help protect the UMBC community from identity theft, DoIT is sharing some...
Posted: June 9, 2021, 9:07 PM
Tips on Spotting Phishing Emails
Read Your Email, Then Read It Again For Red Flags
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen many different reports of Phishing and job scam emails sent to UMBC accounts. This article will list some helpful tips to spot phishing...
Posted: May 20, 2021, 8:20 PM
Do You Need A Password Reset Email Address?
Hint: Yes
UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) asks that all students set-up a password reset email address for their accounts. This email address ensures that your profile is secure, and it...
Posted: March 30, 2021, 4:44 PM
Why are Cyber Criminals Targeting Universities?
Universities Are Seen As 'Soft Targets' For Fraud
Phishing emails, spoofing and forgery schemes have found a hunting ground for cyber attacks within institutes of higher education just like UMBC. Below are some reasons why universities are...
Posted: March 3, 2021, 4:29 PM
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...
Posted: August 31, 2020, 1:58 PM