DoIT Security

The DoIT Security Group assists all members of the UMBC community with any IT security questions and requests. Many questions can be answered via the submission of a Request Ticket, and, if necessary, a DoIT employee can be contacted for additional assistance.

Submit a Security Ticket

The DoIT Security Group posts notices and articles about threats, scams, and attacks on the IT Security – DoIT myUMBC group. In order to receive information as quickly as possible, we recommend that members of the UMBC community follow our group. Once followed, any new articles and notices will be automatically sent to the subscriber via email and myUMBC notification.

How to Follow

  1. Go to my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity
  2. Make sure you are logged into myUMBC.
  3. Click the Follow button, and select Notifications to All Updates.

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IT Security Notices

Fake Cisco Phishing Job Scams

Cisco Systems Is NOT Offering You A Job In A Mass Emailing!

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,...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 2:06 PM

Job Scam “Offer” From A Compromised UMBC Account

Fake Job Offer For "Online Personal Assistant"

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...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 2:01 PM