[Ucrea] Action Required: Multi-Factor Authentication is Coming to UCR Email Resources

[Cristina L Otegui]

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November 5, 2024
To:
UCR Emeriti & Retirees

From:
UCR Retirement Center on Behalf of UCR Information Technology Solutions

Re:
Action Required: Multi-Factor Authentication is Coming to UCR Email Resources

This communication comes from UCR's Information Technology Solutions (ITS) in response to the UC Cybersecurity Mandate which can be reviewed at: https://its.ucr.edu/cybersecurity-mandate-2025. UCR is further securing its email resources by implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all accounts. This change will commence the first week of December.

Key Takeaways

*         Beginning December 2024, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required on your UCR email account to help ensure UCR meets new UC information security requirements by the deadline, as mandated by the UC President.

*         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.

*         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.

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, 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 at: 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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