<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d593af4d-7fff-d71f-5fc5-9ef8ce35cf8a"><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 2, 2024, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required on your UCR student employee email account. This will 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 student employee 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"><a href="https://ucrsupport.service-now.com/ucr_portal?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0012268" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Set up Microsoft Authenticator</span></a><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"> to continue accessing your UCR student employee email account come December 2024. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Once the change is applied, you will need to authenticate your login upon signing in to 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">You are receiving this notice because of a planned security update for UC Riverside email resources. 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">UCR 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">The change will happen December 2, 2024.</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 student employee 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><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">Action is Required</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">To access your student employee email account in Microsoft Outlook after MFA is enabled, you will need to set up Microsoft Authenticator. For step-by-step guidance on setting up Microsoft Authenticator, read the </span><a href="https://ucrsupport.service-now.com/ucr_portal?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0012268" 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">ITS knowledge article</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">If you believe you received this email in error because you already use MFA to access your UCR student employee email account, please disregard this message. If you have questions or concerns about the upcoming change, or if you need assistance in accessing your email account, please call BearHelp support at (951) 827-4848 (Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm).</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. Implementing 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><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"> </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>