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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Phishing Email Circulating on Campus – Appears to be from Carleton President

Be on the lookout, in your inbox, for a phishing email from an external address posing as our President and Vice-Chancellor. This is a phishing email: Source:  External Subject Line:  Required Annual Notices Attachment:  Yes                       If you have already responded to this... More

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

University of Ottawa and Carleton University IT Departments Join Forces to Combat Cyber Security Threats

The University of Ottawa and Carleton University have signed a memorandum to collaborate and coordinate on cyber security incident management. “We have a responsibility to protect our institutions information systems and data against constantly evolving cybersecurity threats.  By coordinating our efforts, we can work together to tackle our... More

Thursday, July 18, 2019

New 15 Minute Lock Screen Policy on CUNET Connected Systems

On Tuesday July 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., ITS will be implementing a new policy to lock computer screens after 15 minutes of inactivity.  This industry standard configuration will be applied to all faculty and staff Windows workstations and laptops that are connected to the CUNET domain. This change will address a security concern of... More

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Beware of Phishing Emails circulating on campus – subject lines contain “Documents Pending” & “SUMMER PART-TIME JOBS OPPORTUNITY”!

Please beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with a subject line containing "Documents Pending" & "SUMMER PART-TIME JOBS OPPORTUNITY". These are phishing emails and should be deleted immediately. Do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not reply or respond to the message. If you have already... More

Friday, June 28, 2019

Beware of Phishing Email circulating on campus – subject contains “Part-time/Job opportunity”!

Please beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with a subject of "Part-time/Job opportunity" and appears to be from CMAIL accounts.   This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. Do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not reply or respond to the message. If you have... More

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Beware of Phishing Email circulating on campus – Appears to be from ITS Service Desk!

Please beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with subject of "Enrollment : {Salary Increment } Application" and appears to be from the ITS Service Desk.   This is a phishing email  and should be deleted immediately. Do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not reply or respond... More

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Beware of Phishing Email circulating on campus – Appears to be from Carleton University Dean, Chair or Director!

Please beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with subject of "Are you Available" and "Good Morning" and appear to be from either the President, Dean, Chair, Director or other senior management at Carleton University.  These are phishing emails and should be deleted immediately. If you respond to these messages, you may be asked to... More

Friday, May 17, 2019

Reimbursements of Personal Mobile Cellular Expenses Ceasing Effective June 1st, 2019

Effective June 1st, 2019, Carleton will no longer reimburse personal mobile/cellular plans charged to operating or ancillary funds.  As per the Acquisition of Wireless Cellular Services Policy, the majority of employees who require a mobile device will need to transfer to Carleton’s Corporate plan. This policy, which came into effect April... 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, April 16, 2019

Beware of Phishing/scams – Offer to win a $1000 gift card or 5 year Netflix Subscription

Beware of phishing/scam emails circulating on campus with "offer to win a $1000 gift card, from various stores and services (Walmart, Amazon, Costco, or 5 year Netflix subscription) for completing a "survey".  This type of email is a scam and should be ignored and deleted immediately. Do not respond to the message, do not... More

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Phishing Emails that appears to come from the RCMP on Anti-bullying!

Beware of phishing emails that appear to come from the "RCMP" on Anti-bullying, which asks for information on individuals or mentions a "Watch List".  These are phishing emails and should be deleted immediately. Do not click on the link within the body of the message, do not respond to the message, and do not... More

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Beware of ‘Part-Time Job Offer’ Scams

Please beware of ongoing ‘Part-time Job Offer’ scams circulating online and through emails. These scams request that a student communicate using their Carleton email address.  If they respond, they are then contacted by potential “employers” offering a job.  The ‘scammer’ or ‘potential employer’ sends cheques for the student to... More

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