IT delivering email phishing training to your inbox
Most of you have experienced receiving an email claiming to be from a reputable company
in order to deceive you into providing your login credentials or other private information.
This is called phishing, and clicking on a link in a phishing email can lead to a
cyberattack, which can potentially cause a widespread campus network outage. It is
every UNCSA computer user's responsibility to guard against cyberattacks.
How it works
To increase our cybersafety, Information Technologies is introducing email phishing
training. We will send a simulated "phishing" email to your inbox periodically to
entice you to click on links and to provide your login or other information. If you
do click, don't worry as no personal information was sent. You will be notified that
you clicked on a dangerous link and will receive tips and a short video training on
how to identify a phishing email. The training will not be mandatory now, but is highly
encouraged.
If you identify the email as phishing before clicking on any links, you can report
it using the instructions in this knowledge base article:
How do I report spam or phishing emails?
Contact: Terry Harmon
July 27, 2022