March 5, 2019 - On Friday, March 15, Information Technology Services (ITS) will implement a new feature that will make emails from external senders more easily recognizable. A caution message will be added to the body of all incoming email from external senders. The message in the body of the email will read:
“CAUTION: This email originated from outside of CSUCI. Do not click links or open attachments unless you validate the sender and know the content is safe. Please forward this email to infosec@csuci.edu if you believe this email is suspicious. For more information on how to detect Phishing scams, please visit https://www.csuci.edu/its/security/phishing.htm."
Why is this change being made? To help prevent phishing attempts against faculty and staff. Be wary of any emails that appear to come from CSUCI but has the above message included. An email that includes the above warning is not necessarily malicious; however, it’s a reminder for you that it originated outside of CSUCI.
The addition of this warning message is part of our ongoing cybersecurity initiative to combat spam and phishing emails, as well as helping you to avoid unnecessary delays in accessing your emails or computers due to phishing emails or viruses.
For more information contact the Information Security Team at infosec@csuci.edu.