<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-8cce6c2e-7fff-3777-9895-c403d8493170"><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">Good afternoon,</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">I am writing to invite you to the </span><a href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/information-technology-solutions-its-office-hours" 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 office hour sessions</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"> hosted by Information Technology Solutions (ITS). Here, faculty, staff, and student employees have the opportunity to learn more about the mandate and UC Riverside’s response, as well as ask questions or share concerns about the actions we are asking them to take to help UCR come into compliance by May 28, 2025. </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">Please share this message with your respective faculty members and encourage them to join the office hour sessions</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">, especially if they have questions or concerns around the Cybersecurity Mandate.</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">Below is the schedule of the upcoming office hour sessions:</span></p><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: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">December 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM (</span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/4407985838?omn=91803946165" 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">join meeting</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">)</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">January 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM (</span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/4407985838?omn=91803946165" 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">join meeting</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">)</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">January 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM (</span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/4407985838?omn=91803946165" 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">join meeting</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">)</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">January 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM (</span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/4407985838?omn=91803946165" 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">join meeting</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">)</span></p></li></ul><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">To find out more about the mandate, 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 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">. You may also read about the high-level timeline and overview of UCR’s security plan milestones on the </span><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/blog/2024/11/25/faculty-and-staff-are-key-players-ucrs-plan-meet-compliance-deadline-new-uc" 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 blog</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:1.8;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:1.8;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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;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">Information Technology Solutions</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>