Phishing Attempts - Reference Articles
1. UFIT General Phishing Article
https://it.ufl.edu/security/learn-security/protect-my/email/phishing/
- If an email is from an internal UF person, look them up in the directory
- Never giveaway your login info
- Report phishing emails with the Phish Alert Tool located at the top right of every email in Outlook
2. UF Health IT Phishing Article
https://ufhealth.org/you-just-got-hooked
- Hover over hyperlinks to see their real destination
- Be wary of generic greetings and bad grammar
- Lookout for an email that urges you to do something in limited time
3. UFPD Phishing Article
https://police.ufl.edu/divisions/support-services/community-services-division/phishing-scams/
- Don't open suspicious Emails
- Don't click on hyperlinks
- If you have fell for a phishing scam: alert UFIT, change your passwords, run an antivirus scan
4. GatorMail Spam Reference
https://www.mail.ufl.edu/managing-email/securing-gatormail/how-to-check-for-spam/
- Spam emails caught by our filter will get put into quarantine or your Junk folder
- Whenever an email is put into quarantine you will get an email notification to manually review it
- If an email isn't brought out of quarantine within 30 days, it will be deleted
5. UF myTraining Phishing Course
https://mytraining.hr.ufl.edu/
- Go the the link provided and sign in with GatorLink.
- In the top right search bar type in UF_ITT103_OLT or Don't get Phished.
- This short training is designed to help students identify and defend themselves against common phishing tactics.
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