BCIT Cyber Security Office has identified several my.bcit.ca former student accounts as inactive and dormant that are vulnerable to compromise, such as being exploited to send spam and phishing emails. This poses a risk to the reputation of our student email system and to the Institute. To mitigate this, beginning March 3, 2025, we will restrict the ability to send and receive external emails for accounts that have been inactive for over 12 months. Further, email accounts that have been inactive for 18 months will be marked as dormant. This measure helps protect BCIT from compromised accounts while keeping user accounts active, ensuring that registration and self-service functions remain unaffected.
- Current Students: If you actively use your my.bcit.ca email account, no action is needed, and your account will remain unaffected.
- Former Student as Inactive: As a former student, if you haven’t accessed your my.bcit.ca email in the last 12 months, your account will be marked as inactive starting March 3, 2025. While you’ll no longer be able to send or receive emails from external (non-BCIT) addresses, you will still be able to register for courses through www.bcit.ca and access self-service functions.
- Former Student as Dormant: As a former student, if you haven’t accessed your my.bcit.ca email in the last 18 months, your account will be marked as dormant starting April 1, 2025. You’ll no longer be able to send or receive emails.
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