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In the last several days, the UMBC community has received thousands of fake job offers from "Ryan Glenn".  An example is shown below: You are eligible to apply for an opening as...

DoIT has been notified of another malicious actor sending out phishing emails claiming to offer job opportunities with Cisco Systems. The email below is similar to the previous phishing attempts,...

Recently the DoIT has been notified of a job scam using a compromised UMBC email account to send out fake job offers. An example of the email (with the name of the sender removed for privacy) is...

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...

The UMBC DoIT has been notified of a compromised UMBC account used to send out phishing emails. An example of the email chain is shown below. The name and email address of the compromised UMBC...

Password protection and automated feedback are two assessment tools coming to Ultra in September. These valuable features enhance the instructor's ability to secure assessments and provide...

DoIT was notified today of a scammer sending out emails claiming to be offering a job opportunity. The message came from a compromised Umbc email account, so the From name was removed for privacy...

Blackboard has announced a webinar series to help faculty transition to remote teaching. Click here to sign up for the options described below or access this...

VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in several ways – text, voice, audio file, or...

LockDown Browser is a custom browser that prevents digital cheating during an online exam. Respondus Monitor is a companion application for LockDown Browser that deters cheating when students take...