<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-eb3c2752-7fff-9592-aeb4-bc90bc86be63"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,61,165);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Key Takeaways:</span></h3><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:10pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Beginning December 2024, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required on your UC Riverside email account to help ensure UCR meets new </span><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/cybersecurity-mandate-2025" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">UC information security requirements</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> by the deadline, as mandated by the UC President. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear Highlander,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">In direct response to the </span><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/cybersecurity-mandate-2025" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">UC Cybersecurity Mandate</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">UC Riverside is further securing its email resources by implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all accounts</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This change will commence the first week of December.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,61,165);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">What This Change Means for You</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The change will be applied to your account the first week of December. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Step-by-step instructions will be provided at that time. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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 </span><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/cybersecurity-mandate-2025" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">UC Cybersecurity Mandate 2025 webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sincerely,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dewight F. Kramer</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Chief Information Security Officer</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sureyya Tuncel</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Identity and Access Management Manager</span></p></span></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">This email account is not monitored by ITS staff. If you require technical support, please take one of the following actions:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(32,33,36);vertical-align:baseline">Visit the ITS website at </span><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;white-space:pre" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">its.ucr.edu</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(32,33,36);vertical-align:baseline"> to find self-help articles, submit and track support tickets, request IT services, and more.   </span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36)">For live support, you can contact the BearHelp helpdesk at 951-827-4848 from Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">If you suspect you received a phishing email, please report it using </span><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/phishalarm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">PhishAlarm</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div></div>