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The Retriever's Guide to Cybersecurity: Seven Scams to Avoid

Protecting your digital identity, one paw print at a time.

Retrievers, listen up — here are seven cyber scams you do not want to fall for this academic year. Random Duo Push Notifications If you didn’t just try to log in, do not hit accept....

Posted: August 25, 2026, 8:45 AM

Action Required: Quick Fix for eduroam Connection Error

Fix your eduroam Wi-Fi in under two minutes.

The Wi-Fi Issue Affected Service: eduroam Wireless Network Time of Status Update: Beginning Thursday 7/30 Due to a recent update from an external security provider, some laptops and mobile...

Posted: August 3, 2026, 1:09 PM

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Update Regarding Service Alert: DocuSign

Issue resolved and DocuSign is available

Affected Service: DocuSign Time of Status Update: 12:30 PM | July 16, 2026 Original Message: Service Alert: DocuSign Temporarily Unavailable Update: Please be advised that issues impacting...

Posted: July 16, 2026, 12:47 PM

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Service Alert: DocuSign Temporarily Unavailable

Affected Service: DocuSign Time Identified: 10:00 AM | July 16, 2026 Please be advised that DocuSign is currently experiencing a temporary service outage. The Impact: Users may be unable...

Posted: July 16, 2026, 10:25 AM

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REX 2.0 Analytics Portal (Tableau) Currently Unavailable

The REX 2.0 Analytics Portal is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve the issues with accessing Tableau and will update you when it is available again.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Posted: May 29, 2026, 12:10 PM

Quarterly Patching Downtimes - 5/21 & 5/30

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Thursday, May 21st and Saturday, May 30th.   While many of the...

Posted: May 18, 2026, 11:56 AM

Phishing Alert

The forecast this week is - Phishy

Good morning UMBC Community! The Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust Department (CADT) in the Division of Information Technology is tracking a series of phishing emails that were sent last...

Posted: May 12, 2026, 11:00 AM

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Service Restored: Disruption to Webex and Google Calendar Integration

The Google Calendar and Webex integration has been repaired

We are pleased to report that the service disruption this morning involving Webex and Google Calendar integrations is now fully restored. Webex users can resume scheduling meetings as usual. If...

Posted: May 11, 2026, 2:16 PM

Disruption to Webex and Google Calendar Integration

Issues including Webex link in calendar invites

Starting on the morning of May 11, 2026, a significant service disruption in the Webex cloud began affecting various sites. As a result, users have reported difficulties, including Webex links...

Posted: May 11, 2026, 9:59 AM