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Beware of phishing via fake Google Calendar invites with urgent titles and malicious links. Be cautious of unexpected invites, even those appearing to come from @berkeley.edu addresses, and avoid clicking links or calling numbers. Report suspicious events as spam before deletion.

This October, join us in celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM), a time to engage and educate our UC Berkeley community on the importance of and our shared responsibility to cybersecurity. Participate by sharing messages, displaying posters, and attending CAM events throughout the month!

UC Berkeley IT announced the 2024–2025 Spot Award recipients, honoring staff for outstanding contributions. Thanks to bIT colleagues for your resilience during a year of change. Let's celebrate awardees and recognize their everyday efforts through Pay IT Forward.

Terence Phuong started at UC Berkeley as a work-study student and is now Executive Director of Business Operations and Services in Berkeley IT. Read about his journey, from typing payroll forms to achieving his dream role at Cal.

Beginning Aug. 15, 2025, UC Berkeley students will gain access to the UC‑licensed Google Gemini App, alongside Zoom AI Companion. Both tools offer AI support features but require responsible use under course guidelines. Unauthorized generative AI use may be treated as academic misconduct.