/it/taxonomy/term/308/all en /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-mcgill-university-shared-docs-you-359121 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to shared documents. See an example of the message on the top of this page.</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ source.</strong></p> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:34:53 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46071 at /it /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-re-final-reminder-complete-name-docsonline-docs-e-sign-63-mcgill-project-08revised-352791 <p>A phishing email is targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "RE: Final Reminder: Complete: [name] DocsOnline Docs Via E-Sign #63 - Mcgill Project-08(REVISED)."  See an example of the message above.</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:49:07 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 45725 at /it /it/channels/news/elevating-security-enhancing-2fa-327663 <p>In ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s ongoing efforts to strengthen our security, we will continue to introduce enhancements to Microsoft Authenticator, including: </p> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:45:14 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 44322 at /it /it/channels/news/vpn-update-cisco-anyconnect-has-been-replaced-cisco-secure-client-351433 <p>The way we currently access ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s VPN (via Cisco AnyConnect) has been replaced by <strong>Cisco Secure Client</strong>. Cisco Secure Client is an upgraded version of Cisco AnyConnect and offers enhanced features, security and performance. </p> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:35:10 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 45639 at /it /it/channels/news/important-update-retirement-wiki-feature-microsoft-teams-jan-2024-352512 <p>Are you the owner of an MS Teams workspace featuring a wiki tab, typically used for meeting notes?</p> <p>If so, we would like to inform you about a significant change concerning the wiki feature (usually used for meeting notes) in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has announced that as of <b>January 2024</b>, the wiki feature will be retired and replaced by OneNote.</p> <p>In this article:</p> <p><a href="#affect">How does this affect you?</a></p> <p><a href="#actions">Actions you will need to take</a></p> <p><a href="#export">Steps to export wiki content to OneNote</a></p> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:31:30 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 45703 at /it /it/channels/news/now-live-minervas-login-page-has-been-updated-implement-2fa-and-sso-351548 <p>The login page for Minerva has been updated to implement Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Single Sign-On (SSO). </p> <div> <div> <div> <p>The new login page includes two options to log in.<strong> Please take note of which login method you should use: </strong></p></div></div></div> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:31:38 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 45655 at /it /it/channels/event/staying-safe-shared-space-good-bad-and-wait-really-351555 <h4>Campus Public Safety collaboration with Information Security: Virtual Event</h4> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:22:09 +0000 paul.espinosa@mcgill.ca 45656 at /it /it/channels/news/new-recipient-limit-non-2fa-enabled-mcgill-email-accounts-351476 <p>In an effort to limit the impacts of unsolicited and fraudulent emails being sent in large numbers to the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community, <strong>±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s IT Infrastructure & Information Security</strong> has decided to limit the number of emails that can be sent from <strong>non-2FA</strong> (<a href="https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0011452">two-factor authentication</a>) enabled email accounts.</p> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:09:19 +0000 stephane.boivin@mcgill.ca 45640 at /it /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-mcgill-authentication-namemcgillca-expires-date-350870 <p>A phishing email is targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "Mcgill Authentication For [name]@mcgill.ca Expires on [date]".  See an example of the message above. The message contains a QR code and asks you to scan it with your phone camera: </p> <p>"Message date: [date]</p> <p>Promptly scan below QR code with your phone camera to release HELD messages </p> <p>[<em>fraudulent QR code</em>]</p> <p>Some messages failed to load and could'nt be delivered."</p> <p> </p> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:15:30 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 45530 at /it /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-attention-chairpsychiatry-re-authenticate-2-factor-authentication-2fa-september-2023-350993 <p>A phishing email is targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "(Attention chair.psychiatry) | Re-authenticate 2 Factor Authentication (2Fa) | September 2023".  See an example of the message above. The message contains a QR code and asks you to scan it with your phone camera: </p> <p>"Dear User:</p> <p>Your authenticator session has expired today. Kindly re-authentication with your mobile device to avoid being locked out of your email account. </p> <p><strong>Quickly scan the QR Code below with your smartphone camera to re-authenticated your password security.</strong></p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:31:44 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 45533 at /it /it/channels/news/report-suspicious-emails-just-few-seconds-349052 <p>Reporting spam or a suspicious email just got easier. You can now report them with the click of a button (or two) in Outlook for desktop, <a href="https://outlook.com/mcgill.ca">web</a>, and mobile.</p> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:20:56 +0000 paul.espinosa@mcgill.ca 45482 at /it /it/channels/news/new-two-factor-authentication-2fa-enhancements-349051 <p>Over the next few months, we will introduce enhancements for those of you that use Microsoft Authenticator for <a href="/cybersafe/two-factor-authentication-2fa">two-factor authentication (2FA)</a>, and make it much easier for you to report suspicious emails in Outlook.</p> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:11:54 +0000 paul.espinosa@mcgill.ca 45481 at /it /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-completed-complete-sign-7-34499-07-monday-july-2023-349081 <p>There is a phishing email targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "<strong>Completed: Complete with Via-Sign: #7 - 34499-07-# Monday July 2023</strong>". The message body contains a fraudulent link. </p> <p> </p> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:50:07 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 45486 at /it /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-microsoft-de-activation-progress-348318 <p>There is a phishing email targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "Microsoft De-Activation In Progress".  See an example of the message above. The example we received says,</p> <p>"Dear User,</p> <p>This is the last time we will notify you that we'll stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database in the next few hours.</p> <p>Kindly take a minute to complete our email verification below</p> Fri, 12 May 2023 20:20:39 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 45411 at /it /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-hiring-serious-enquires-only-note-18-and-above-342055 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to a shared document. See an example of the message to the left.</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ source.</strong></p> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:49:53 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 45204 at /it