all-students July 2016

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Phishing Email Security Advisory regarding emails with the subject of 'University of Manitoba: E-mail Account Update" and 'UM ALERT: UPDATE YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT'

by UM Student E-Mail Accounts

Phishing Email Security Advisory You may have received an email with the subject of 'University of Manitoba: E-mail Account Update.' Or 'UM ALERT: UPDATE YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT'. These are not legitimate emails ! If you have received either of these emails please delete the message Do not click the link or visit the webpage. The link directs you to a site with the intent of collecting your login credentials. If you have visited this site and logged in, you should reset your password. If you require assistance please contact the service desk and we will assist you with resetting your password. Please delete the message if you have received it and we remind you to be very cautious with all account emails. Below is a guide as to how to spot phishing attempts. What is phishing? Phishing is the practice luring unsuspecting Internet users to fake websites by using authentic-looking emails with attachments or links to web sites in an attempt to steal passwords, financial or personal information, or introduce virus attacks. You have probably seen some kind of phishing email already, although you may not even have known it was a phishing email. For example, you may have received an email asking you to verify your account information for your Bank of America account, or PayPal account, when in fact you don't have an account with either of them. The best way to protect yourself against phishing emails is to know how to spot them. So let’s take a closer look at how to spot a phishing scam… Phishing emails often try to play off of your emotions: • By promising a financial reward of some kind if you click a link and enter your login information. If an email offers you something that is too good to be true, it probably is! • By urging you to perform an action before a strict deadline. Phishing emails will try to fluster you by creating a sense of urgency. • By promising to show you something secretive or exciting. Phishers try to take advantage of your curiosity. • By threatening you with negative consequences if you don’t perform an action. Any emails that try to play off your emotions should be treated as suspicious. Inspect your emails and watch for suspicious items such as: • A signature block that is very generic, that doesn’t follow company standards • A sender address that is different than the sender name • Email tone that is not what you would normally expect from your co-workers or friends Finally, watch for these suspicious elements commonly found in phishing emails: • An email attachment from someone you don’t know OR an email attachments from someone you know but weren’t expecting • Links to web pages that look like authentic login pages • Email links that don’t match the real URL Information security starts with you so don’t let a phishing scam reel you in! Protect yourself and the University: • Don’t open unexpected attachments • Don’t give up your personal information, AND • Don’t click links without checking If you receive any suspicious email, don’t open it. Forward it to spam(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:spam@umanitoba.ca>. Thank you, Service Desk Information Services & Technology University of Manitoba 123 Fletcher Argue 230 Neil John MacLean Library 204-474-8600 Servicedesk(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Servicedesk@umanitoba.ca> ************************************************************************************************************* This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. {CMI: MCID885893}

7 years, 8 months

July 17th 00:00-12:00 - Software Update and Security Patching

by UM Student E-Mail Accounts

Software Update and Security Patching July 17th 00:00-12:00 Please be advised that scheduled server maintenance and security patching will be performed on Sunday, July 17th, between 00:00 and 12:00. The following servers will be restarted Sunday June 17 between 00:00 and 12:00: UMCV1SSAPS01 UMCV1RSIIS01 UMCV1SAASCW MATRIX UMCV1MSTS02 LTARTRNG LWBI MEDCMS-DEV-DB1 MEDCMS-PROD-APP VALIANT URAPROD URATEST MEDCMS-DEV-APP3 UMCV1ISSCRIPT01 SUMMIT TESTADFSPROXY01 TESTADFSPROXY02 STARREZ-TAPP STARREZ-TDB HML TITIAN LTARPROD LTARSEED LTARTEST HSPOS KADETT NCTR01 MEDCMS-PROD-DB1 ORBIS PARKING PLATTEST NCTRGOLD02 NOWWHAT NURSING-EMUD PLATPROD REWS RTA-DEVL RTA-PROD MURANO RELIANT REWS-TEST NCTRFS01 VOXCO2 MEDCMS-TEST-DB1 XANTIA VEYRON MEDCMS-TEST-APP VOXCO MIPACS NCTR02 NCTR03 NCTRGOLD01 MONACO MONZA XEROXDM FGS-WEBAP HORIZON BARCHETTA BARRACUDA AVUS PASSAT AZTEK CAPRI CELICA STREAM CPMAN2012 CARDACPROD CAMBRIDGE SECURITY-CHECK AVANT ACCORD APPTEST ADFSPROXY02 ZEPHYR AEROSTAR SPYDER ANCILL-SALTO ADFSPROXY01 ASTRATEST ASUKA ANCILL-SUPPORT APPLICATIONS ASTRAPROD CRESTRON EPP ESCAPE PASEO EHSOAPP EHSOAPP HOMBRE HOLIDAY FIT STARREZ-DB FLEX HIGHLANDER FGPOS STARREZ-APP STAFF DCWPROD2 DCWTEST DISTANCEED DART DCWPROD1 GVE2 DOLPHIN WST2K8-02 SONIC HESNAP DSIGN ECONOLINE HELIX Thank you, Service Desk Information Services & Technology University of Manitoba 123 Fletcher Argue 230 Neil John MacLean Library 204-474-8600 Servicedesk(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Servicedesk@umanitoba.ca> ************************************************************************************************************* This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. {CMI: MCID873117}

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