On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, UMass Amherst Information Technology (IT) will be implementing additional security controls on remote access software used to log into UMass endpoints and servers remotely from the internet to reduce risk to university computers and data.

In the coming weeks and months we will be blocking remote access connections (e.g. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Secure Shell (SSH), etc.) inbound from the Internet. Remote access connections outbound will not be affected at this time.

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 7-8 a.m., UMass Amherst Information Technology (IT) will perform planned network maintenance. Wired network connectivity will be interrupted during the maintenance window.

The interruption to wired network connectivity should be quick but devices may need to be restarted once maintenance is complete. Wireless network connectivity will not be impacted.