Archives: Security

Friday, August 21, 2015

Beware of Phishing Emails with Subject “carleton.ca” – Appears to be from Carleton University

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "carleton.ca" 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 it should be deleted... More

Friday, July 31, 2015

StageFright bug allows remote access to Android devices

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Android operating system that allows a remote attacker to access your entire device, including all apps, data and camera simply by having your mobile phone number. This is vulnerability is being referred to as “StageFright”. All Android based phones after and including versions 2.2 are vulnerable. An... More

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Beware of Phishing Email with subject: Password Expiration – Appears to be from Carleton University

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "Password Expiration" 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 email and it should be deleted... 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

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Beware of Phishing Emails with Subject of Faculty/Staff/Student

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "Faculty/Staff/Student" and appears to be from the Service Desk here at 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... More

Monday, April 20, 2015

Beware of phishing attempt – appears to be from Carleton University!

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "Submit" 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 this email should be deleted immediately.... More

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Protecting your Smartphones and Tablets

The increased use of mobile technologies allows users to access and use sensitive University data from any location. There are a wide variety of smartphones and tablet computers that can process and store data. To protect this data, the University must ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place and maintained. The following controls must... More

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Beware of Phishing Emails with Subject of “Administrator Help Desk”

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "Administrator Help Desk".  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email account information.   This is a phishing attempt and this email should be deleted immediately. If you have already clicked on... More

Friday, November 28, 2014

6 Tips for improving IT security

Each individual has a responsibility for information security. Here are some simple and easy steps you can take to improve security. Never share your passwords. If someone does not have a password to gain access to a resource, they probably were not supposed to have it in the first place. Do not open suspicious... More

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Beware of Phishing Attempts with Subject of “FACULTY/STAFF/EMPLOYEE”

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of "FACULTY/STAFF/EMPLOYEE".  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email account information.   This is a phishing attempt and this email should be deleted immediately. If you have already clicked on the... More

Friday, November 14, 2014

Beware of Phishing Attempt which appears to be from the Apple iTunes Store

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of Your Apple ID was just used to download Falls Away 3.00$ by Childhood from the iTunes Store Your receipt No.1406827500" which appears to be from "Apple iTunes Store".  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and... More

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Phishing Attempt – Subject: “IT-Service” or “Exceeded Mailbox Quota”

Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of ‘IT-Service' or "Exceeded Mailbox Quota".  Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email account information.   This is a phishing attempt and this email should be deleted immediately. If you have... More

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