To keep your email secure, know how to properly respond to the following electronic threats:

Request for your Unity ID or password

• Such an email request is always fraudulent. It’s a “phishing” attempt.
• Do not respond to it in any way.
• 1. Instead, in Gmail, open the message.
  2. At the top-right corner of the message,
  click on the More icon (three vertical dots).
  3. From the list that opens,
  select Report Phishing.
• Legitimate OIT personnel will never ask for your password for any reason.

Attachment

• Viruses and similar electronic threats are emailed widely, very often as attachments.
• Don’t open any attachment unless:
  • It came from someone you know, and
  • You are certain that it was actually sent by that person.

Link inside a message

Clicking on a link inside a malicious email message can do one or more of the following:

• Direct you to a website that entices you to enter personal information that can be exploited, such as a password.
• Download a program that
  • extracts sensitive information from your computer,
  • records every keystroke you make,
  • uses your machine as a “slave” to send virus-infected email, or
  • monopolizes your processing power.

Malicious script

If a malicious script is embedded in an email message, merely opening that message can compromise your computer. The script will be activated even though you don’t click on a link or open an attachment.