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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Beware of phishing emails circulating on campus with the subject of ‘Verify Your E-Mail Account'. Do not reply to the message, 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 link or have already responded to this email,... More
Monday, August 11, 2014
Here are some simple and easy steps you can take to enhance IT security and protect yourself and your computer. 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 email.... More
Friday, July 25, 2014
Beware of a phishing attempt circulating on campus with the subject of ‘Upgrade your Mail Box Quota'. Do not click on the link in the message, do not provide your account information and do not respond to this message. This is a phishing attempt and this email should be deleted immediately. If you have already... More
Thursday, July 24, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of “You have received a new voicemail!, appears to be sent from the Microsoft Exchange Server”, and which includes an attachment, please do not open the attachment, this is a virus! Once the attachment is opened, it will launch a file that will infect your... More
Friday, May 16, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘RE: Faculty & Staff Members Only(Admin Notice)’, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have already... More
Monday, May 12, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Dear Carleton Users’, and appears to be from Carleton University, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you... More
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Suspicious activities in your account’, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have already clicked on... More
Friday, May 2, 2014
Microsoft has released a patch for the Internet Explorer vulnerability that was disclosed on Monday, April 28th. ITS will be pushing out the patch to all CUNET workstations starting today, Friday, May 2nd. We ask that you install this patch and reboot as soon as you are notified the patch is available on your... More
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Update and appears to be from Carleton University!’, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have... More
Monday, April 28, 2014
Today, Microsoft has announced a security vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer that will allow a malicious program to be run on your computer while you browse the Internet. For Windows 7 Users Until Microsoft provides a fix, ITS strongly advises against using Internet Explorer to surf off-campus websites. Please use an alternative... More
Thursday, April 10, 2014
On Tuesday April 8, a secure website vulnerability, known as Heartbleed, was disclosed. The bug affects the software which is used in establishing an encrypted link between web servers and a browser. Once the vulnerability was disclosed a fix was issued. ITS is currently implementing the fix to our servers and we believe that... More
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
If you have received an email with the subject of ‘IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!’, and appears to be from the ITS Service Desk and Carleton University, do not respond to this message, do not click on the link in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. This is a phishing email and should be... More
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