UMB's Center for Information Technology Services has identified an issue that is a potential security risk that must be addressed. Some UMB faculty, staff, and students have set up a forwarding rule in their email account. When a forwarding rule is implemented, emails received by the user are automatically sent to personal accounts or other locations outside of our system. When that happens, our security controls are bypassed, leaving any sensitive material in those emails vulnerable.
Additionally, if someone’s email account has been hacked, bad actors can gain access to sensitive information by setting up forwarding, even without the user’s knowledge.
To remediate this issue, we will begin blocking email forwarding starting June 1, 2024. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may impose, but your privacy and the security of your sensitive information is our top priority.