Cybersecurity Awareness & Training

Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust offers a collection of the best practices and resources, awareness material, and training resources. We plan to expand our training and awareness offerings over 2026 to include newsletters and information on role based training. You can also review answers to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the UMBC Help pages.

Best Practices & Resources

Training Resources

For specific departments and individuals, UMBC provides a training program administered by the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). These training modules help us to fulfill federal and state audit requirements, and provide good general knowledge on information about a variety of topics in information technology security. Our testing has shown these hand-picked topics to be timely, relevant, and informative. The training modules are delivered on our campus learning management system:  Blackboard.  These training modules vary in length, averaging about 15 minutes each.  They may be started and stopped at any time, and do not have to be all completed in one sitting.  At the end, there is a short assessment; its completion satisfies our audit requirements.  If you believe you should be assigned this training, please contact your supervisor or security@umbc.edu.

Recent Awareness Material

Protecting Your Device from Proxy Hijacking

Learn how to spot, avoid, and report

Dear UMBC Community, Imagine a stranger secretly using your home internet or your laptop to hide their tracks. Recently, security experts have found that certain apps are doing exactly that!...

Posted: March 23, 2026, 10:44 AM

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Launching DoIT's Cybersecurity Newsletter

Stay smart, stay safe, and secure your digital life.

Hello UMBC, Cybersecurity isn't just a task for IT, it's a 24/7 commitment for our entire community. To help you navigate the ever-changing digital landscape, we are excited to launch the first...

Posted: January 27, 2026, 3:31 PM

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