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Job Scam Posting

Another Scam

On October 4, 2022, a job offer was posted in at least one group on the MyUMBC site.  The job offer was supposedly from Prof. Erika Fountain for "Administrative Assistants".  This posting was an...

Posted: October 6, 2022, 7:21 PM

Phishing Alert: Final Update Warning!

They Want Your Password

Recently, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) received a report of a phishing email that appeared to be crafted to attack users in the Computer Science department. The phishers are...

Posted: October 6, 2022, 12:02 PM

Track student engagement with Ultra content in October

Improved auto-save for student assessments

In the October update, scheduled for this week, instructors who teach in Ultra courses will be able to track and view student engagement with course content. Tracking how, when, and what students...

Posted: October 4, 2022, 12:50 PM

Hurricane-Related Scams

An Advisory From CISA

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has posted a warning about scammers pretending to be charitable agencies either soliciting contributions for hurricane victims or trying...

Posted: September 30, 2022, 2:18 PM

Upcoming Akindi Webinar: 10/11/22

Learn how to implement the paper-based assessments

To help Instructors prepare for upcoming paper-based multiple-choice assessments, Akindi is offering a live webinar Tuesday, Oct 11th at 1:00 PM (ET). Their Customer Success Lead will walk...

Posted: September 30, 2022, 9:41 AM