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

Scammers Want Your Information and Money

Scammers are finding new ways to get your info and money.

Any good scam, electronic or otherwise, works best when the victim is outside of their normal patterns of life.  A phishing scam has been circulating that claims that you have been exposed to...

Posted: April 7, 2020, 5:05 PM

Fake Advertisements and CDC References

Just because it's on the web or offered doesn't make it real

The Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) has issued a report on the presence of advertisements for medical supplies, including a vaccine for Covid-19 (as of 4/7/2020 there is no such vaccine).   These...

Posted: April 7, 2020, 2:36 PM