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An Impersonation Scam

A Simple Scam Still Being Used

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen reports of a scammer impersonating a UMBC professor. An example of this scam is included below. From: (IMPERSONATED PERSON)...

Posted: June 9, 2021, 11:02 AM

HelioCampus Implementation Update #2:

It’s Rollout Time!

HelioCampus is a data analytics platform that provides UMBC with the next-generation decision support services.  Helio integrates our enterprise data warehouse with advanced reporting and...

Posted: June 7, 2021, 10:04 AM

Event Reminder: WebExing Your Class!

Our Feature a Teacher & Tool Series continues Tuesday, 06/08

Don't forget to register and mark your calendars for this coming Tuesday, June 8th, at 12:00 PM to hear Professor Jamie Gurganus discuss her use of WebEx for some really exceptional instructional...

Posted: June 4, 2021, 11:42 AM

Panopto: Known Issue with Chromium-Based Browsers

"Refuse to connect" error message.

In the latest update to Chrome and Edge, Google made a change to one of their cookie settings, which may result in a “‘Refuse to connect’ error message. Using Firefox to access Panopto content...

Posted: June 4, 2021, 11:22 AM

“Dean Hides Author’s Identity” Phishing Scam

You Do The Phishing For The Phisher

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen a report of a phishing scam where the scammer is asking users to search for a YouTube clip and to share the message. Below is an example of...

Posted: May 27, 2021, 4:49 PM