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Fix Your Content Day: Let’s Make Course Materials More Accessible

One day of small steps to improve course accessibility

On Tuesday, November 18, UMBC will host its own Fix Your Course Content Day, dedicated to improving the accessibility of digital course materials in Blackboard. This one-day push is a chance for...

Posted: October 21, 2025, 9:09 AM

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Beware of the “ClickFix” Scam

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Hello UMBC Community! Join us today from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the breezeway near the Commons to learn more and receive giveaways! We have a f(ph)ishing game and Swedish fish. As part of...

Posted: October 20, 2025, 10:22 AM

Cybersecurity Awareness Month with the tagline: Stay connected, stay safe, stay smart!

Beware of the “ClickFix” Scam

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Hello UMBC Community! Join us today from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the breezeway near the Commons to learn more and receive giveaways! We have a f(ph)ishing game and Swedish fish. As part of...

Posted: October 20, 2025, 10:05 AM

Cybersecurity Awareness Month ClickFix Scams

Amazon Web Services Recovering from Major Outage

Update 1:45 pm:  We are continuing to monitor the situation. The following is an updated list of the services impacted by the AWS outage:  Adobe Ally Blackboard Confluence CourseArc...

Posted: October 20, 2025, 10:04 AM

USM Accessibility in Action October Newsletter

Accessible by Design. Inclusive for All.

The following is from the October issue of the USM Digital Accessibility Newsletter: USM Accessibility in Action! Accessibility At-a-Glance Accessible links and navigation are fundamental...

Posted: October 14, 2025, 9:42 AM

Stop! A DUO Push You Didn't Initiate

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Hello UMBC Community, We rely on Duo two-factor authentication to protect our accounts, and it's an excellent defense. However, cybercriminals are always looking for new ways to get past our...

Posted: October 13, 2025, 1:17 PM

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Stop! A DUO Push You Didn't Initiate

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Hello UMBC Community, We rely on Duo two-factor authentication to protect our accounts, and it's an excellent defense. However, cybercriminals are always looking for new ways to get past our...

Posted: October 13, 2025, 9:01 AM

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Fraudulent DUO Push Notifications

Congratulations New Media Studio!

September 2025 DoIT Gritty Award Winner

We are proud to announce that the New Media Studio Team: Dustin Roddy, Matt Baker, Mary Arsenault, and Lenny Frieson have been awarded the DoIT Gritty Award for their critical support of the...

Posted: October 10, 2025, 1:30 PM

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Ada Volumes Restored

Hi everyone, Yesterday (October 8th 2025) at around 14:30ET, we experienced an unexpected system downtime. While investigating, we found that the failure stemmed from a failure on the file...

Posted: October 9, 2025, 11:46 AM