[Campus Notice] Multi-Factor Authentication is Coming to UCR Email Resources

[UCR Information Technology Solutions]

Key Takeaways:

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   Beginning December 2024, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be
   required on your UC Riverside email account to help ensure UCR meets new UC
   information security requirements
   <https://its.ucr.edu/cybersecurity-mandate-2025> by the deadline, as
   mandated by the UC President.
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   This change means that every time you log into secure UCR resources,
   including your email, you will be required to verify your identity with a
   personal device.
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   No action is needed yet. However, once the change is applied, you will
   be prompted to enroll in MFA upon logging into a secure UCR resource.


Dear Highlander,

In direct response to the UC Cybersecurity Mandate
<https://its.ucr.edu/cybersecurity-mandate-2025>, UC Riverside is further
securing its email resources by implementing multi-factor authentication
(MFA) on all accounts. This change will commence the first week of December.
What This Change Means for You

Identity verification via MFA will be added as an extra layer of security
on your UCR email account. This means that every time you log into email
and other secure UCR resources, you will be required to authenticate your
login with a registered personal device.

The change will be applied to your account the first week of December. Upon
logging into a secure UCR resource for the first time after the change is
applied, you will be prompted to enroll in MFA and register a personal
device. Step-by-step instructions will be provided at that time.

If you believe you have received this email by mistake because you already
use MFA to access your UCR email account or you do not have an assigned UCR
email account, please disregard this message.

We appreciate your partnership as UCR strengthens its information security.
Implementation of robust MFA on all accounts is one of the key steps in
UCR’s security plan to meet the new UC-wide cybersecurity requirements. To
learn more about these requirements and the role you play in helping us
better protect our campus, please visit the UC Cybersecurity Mandate 2025
webpage <https://its.ucr.edu/cybersecurity-mandate-2025>.


Sincerely,

Dewight F. Kramer

Chief Information Security Officer

Sureyya Tuncel

Identity and Access Management Manager





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