CLAS IT Connections
Article Category: <span>Email</span>
Phish Food in 2023!
Recognizing and Protecting Yourself from Phishing Attacks In today’s digital age, staying vigilant against cyber threats is crucial. One such threat that continues to target unsuspecting individuals is phishing. Phishing attacks involve the deceptive use of emails, messages, or websites to steal sensitive information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, and personal details. Understanding how
Securing your email from prying eyes
Standard email, like standard mail, is insecure. It is technically possible to intercept email messages at various points in the path between the sender and the recipient. Because of this, UF GatorMail now has an option to easily encrypt messages so that even if they’re intercepted, no one other than the intended recipient will be
Email Migrations
UF is in the process of moving the campus email system to the Microsoft 365/Exchange Online cloud platform. Students have been on the Microsoft 365 platform for two years and several CLAS departments have been moved over the summer. On September 22nd, the remainder of the college will be migrated to Microsoft 365 mail. What
Coming Soon: External Email Banners
Your email is about to look a little different. On September 3rd, UFIT will be implementing a banner to all emails originating from off-campus. The banner, which will be prepended to the body of the email, reminds people to be suspicious before following any link, or opening any attachment, they receive in email. Although this
Receiving Email from Federal Agencies
This May the UF community was notified that the NSF, and other federal granting agencies, had implemented a new email protocol in order to comply with DHS Binding Operational Directive 18-01. Implementation of the new protocol has led to some UF community members missing out on important emails from their granting agencies. The protocol, DMARC,