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Job Phishing Alert: Offer of Employment!

Do Not Deposit Strange Checks (Or Pictures Of Strange Checks

 Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails from a Gmail account. The phishers are pretending to offer an Administrative Assistant job....

Posted: July 18, 2022, 2:35 PM

Job Phishing Alert: Department of Computer Science

It's Still Happening - Please Share This Article!

Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Alan Sherman in the Computer...

Posted: July 18, 2022, 2:30 PM

Job Phishing Alert: Administrative Assistant

Fake Email AND A Fake Website

Recently, the UMBC Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails from a compromised UMBC account. The phishers are pretending to offer an Administrative...

Posted: July 13, 2022, 11:36 AM

Webex Meetings app to be discontinued

Webex app to replace Webex Meetings in July

This Thursday, July 15th, Webex will discontinue their Webex Meetings application. This is being done to promote migration to their newer application, Webex (formerly Webex Teams). Users may...

Posted: July 12, 2022, 1:45 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Fall

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional student consultants to work during the fall semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...

Posted: July 12, 2022, 11:41 AM

PIVOT Receives Blackboard Award for Training

Initiative highlighted effective, campus-wide use of Ultra

Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT) has received a 2022 Catalyst Award from Blackboard/Anthology for Training and Professional Development. Designed and delivered by DoIT’s...

Posted: July 11, 2022, 8:31 PM

New DoIT Staff

Welcome Andrew Shebest

DoIT welcomes Andrew Shebest as a new full time AV Specialist. He joins the AV Services team in the operation, support, and installation of classroom and conference AV technology on campus....

Posted: July 8, 2022, 9:47 AM

Send Info on Publications using HPCF!

Journal and conference papers, student theses that used taki

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, This is my regular reminder, coming from the HPCF Governance Committee as well as from the PI/co-PIs of the NSF MRI grant that funded a lot of the...

Posted: July 7, 2022, 12:58 PM

Job Scam of the Day: Department of Computer Science

Prof. Sherman Is NOT Offering You A Job! Really!

Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Alan Sherman in the Computer...

Posted: July 6, 2022, 4:20 PM

Job Phishing Alert: Department of Computer Science

Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Alan Sherman in the Computer...

Posted: July 1, 2022, 4:49 PM