LOWELL – About 24 hours after reporting a “cybersecurity incident” affecting technology services, a top UMass Lowell official told The Sun Wednesday the university has “total control of our systems.”
“We are trying to bring critical tools back up slowly but are being cautious on advice of security experts,” Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations Patricia McCafferty told the newspaper. “We have total control of our systems.”
Despite having control, the campus remained closed Wednesday. A decision on reopening could be made later Wednesday.
McCafferty emphasized that despite the campus being closed, many UML employees are remote.
The university said in a statement Tuesday University that officials are working with a cyberforensics firm to identify, evaluate and eliminate any issues that are discovered.
University officials said that employees may notice a software program called Red Cloak temporarily installed on all university devices, which is being done by IT to identify and evaluate potential security threats.
If any threats are identified, university officials said that IT will correct the issues and then begin incrementally restoring network services, prioritizing academic technology infrastructure such as BlackBoard and Zoom.
This is a developing story.
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