Tips for changing your USM password and ensuring it stays in sync with all university systems.

Beginning the week of August 10th-14th, all unencrypted access to USM file servers will be disabled, and users will be required to utilize an alternate method of connecting to these services.

Microsoft has been pushing an update to the "Windows Genuine Advantage" software that helps Microsoft fight software piracy.

A newly discovered security problem in Adobe Acrobat makes it possible for a PDF document to contain malicious code.

This weekend there is a very targeted scam announcing itself as relating to your “UMS Webmail Account.” Furthermore it appears to be from a valid @maine.edu address. The message is a hoax. Do not reply to it. Do not ever share your password with anyone. We are working to remove this message and others like it from [...]

This weekend, Saturday March 28th 2009, Facilities will be performing work on the Portland campus power systems. This work will result in power outages to a number of buildings across the Portland campus. Your office and workstation is likely to lose power Saturday morning for several hours. If you are already in the habit of turning [...]