Please be assured that there are no cases of Ebola in the campus community.
This morning, many UCSC community members received a test/training email from the UCSC ITS department. This test/training email indicated there was a confirmed case of Ebola within the UCSC community. The purpose of this email was to remind the campus community about best cybersecurity practices and help prevent future phishing attempts, including those that include misleading health information.
Before You Click on a Link - Tips from campus Information Technology Services
Before You Click on a Link - Tips from campus Information Technology Services
- Read the web address! If you don’t recognize the link, don’t open it.
- Only click on a link if you are expecting it, such as an order confirmation.
- Log in to your account from a URL you trust if the email requests action on an account, to see if action is needed.
- Hover over the link to preview it before clicking to examine the URL for suspicious characteristics.
- Use a search engine to verify that the domain shown is the correct domain for the website that the email is leading you to.
