Archives: phishing

Friday, October 8, 2021

CSAM 2021: Stay safe online by watching for our simulated phishing emails

Enrol in our Security Awareness Course through Brightspace now to learn more about how to stay cyber secure! Phishing is a cyber crime that uses tactics like deceptive emails, websites, and text messages to steal confidential information from individuals or organizations. Cyber criminals use stolen information like addresses, names, and social... More

Friday, October 1, 2021

CSAM 2021 is here! Enrol for our new Security Awareness Course now

Did you know that Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM) takes place each October? It's a chance to educate citizens about how to stay safe and cyber aware while they work and live online. This year, Carleton is marking the occasion by launching its new Security Awareness Course, which is open to members of Carleton community now!... More

Thursday, August 1, 2019

5 Ways to Spot a Phishing Attempt

Email phishing scams can trick you into opening attachments or giving up personal information. They appear to be emails from organizations or companies you trust, but they're often the gateway to data breaches or identity theft. 5 Ways to Recognize a Phishing Attempt It asks you for your password or directs you to a web... More

Thursday, April 25, 2019

External Email Tagging Being Implemented to Combat Phishing

At Carleton we often see phishing emails that appear to be from @carleton.ca addresses, when in fact they are fake accounts created with malicious intent. These emails often encourage the recipient to click on a link and provide sensitive information, like their username and password. To better protect Carleton staff, faculty, and students against... More

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Tackling Phishing at Carleton

Phishing is an attempt of acquiring personal or sensitive information such as credit card information, passwords, etc. by sending an email that appears to be from a legitimate company. Many people are wise to the typical phishing email; it calls to immediate action, it asks for your password, it’s riddled with spelling and grammatical... More

Monday, August 28, 2017

Beware of Phishing Attempts circulating on campus!

Please beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with subject of: "BMO Alert:  Email Address Deleted"  and appears to be from Bank of Montreal (BMO).  This is a phishing attempt/email and it should be deleted immediately. Do not reply to the message, do not open the attachment and do not provide your email and/or account information.... More

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Beware of emails circulating on campus entitled: Police alert – Campus bomb scare

Beware of emails circulating on campus with the subject of "Police Alert - Campus Bomb Scare" and appears to be from Carleton University.  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email and/or account information.   This is a phishing attempt and it should be... More

Monday, October 3, 2016

Protect Your Email

Email has become such an essential part of life that many people now choose to send a message rather than make a phone call. It's a means to stay in touch with friends, communicate with colleagues, receive order confirmations when you shop online, read e-newsletters and find out about promotions from companies you trust.... More

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Protection Against Phishing, Malware, and Ransomware

Over the last couple of months higher ed institutions have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of malicious content contained in emails. At Carleton, over the past four months we have seen a 46% increase in spam and emails with malicious attachments and last month over 80% of email messages coming into our email gateway were blocked... More

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Beware of Phishing Attempt w/Subject: RE: HELP DESK ALERT!!!

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "RE: HELP DESK ALERT!!".  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email and/or account information.   This is a phishing attempt and it should be deleted immediately. If you have already clicked on the... More

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Beware of phishing emails that appear to be from cuLearn

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "[CIVE2004] Registration Confirmation" and "Message Processing Failure".  Both phishing emails appear to be from cuLearn.  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email and/or account information.   This... More

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Beware of Phishing Emails with Subject of “Hello” – Appears to be from Carleton University

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "Hello" and appears to be from the Carleton University.  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email and/or account information.   This is a phishing attempt and this email should be deleted... More

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