Phishing attacks against ODU
ODU is getting attacked by Phishing emails almost daily. Phishing emails are designed to trick us, not just by appearing to be legitimate but by taking advantage of our busy schedules. Pause before you click and ask yourself, do I know that this is from a legitimate sender?
At first glance, phishing emails can appear to be from reputable sources. They may ask for your login ID and password. Or they may provide a link to a very convincing webpage designed to get your login information or to transmit malware. They have the same goal though: They want to gain access to your ODU and personal information.
We take the protection of your privacy and the security of ODU information very seriously. To protect our information, please…
- Follow the safe email practices found at www.odu.edu/cybersecurity .
- Do NOT follow any instructions requested in a phishing email.
- Report suspected phishing emails. Forward the email to the ITS Help Desk (http://www.odu.edu/ts/helpdesk ).
- Delete all emails that are clearly phishing attempts.
- Contact the ITS Help Desk if you accidentally click on a suspicious link or think you might have been infected with malware.
- Remember: ODU will NEVER ask for your password by email or over the phone.
Faculty and Staff email is now protected by Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). You can find information about ATP, in the “Safe Links and Attachments” section of ODU’s Faculty & Staff Email & Messaging page. Although this service improves email security, users should always exercise safe computing practices found at www.odu.edu/cybersecurity.
Stay safe online!
J. Douglas Streit, CISSP
Chief Information Security Officer
Director, IT Security and Planning
Posted By: John Streit
Date: Thu Dec 29 16:14:45 EST 2016