UW-IT has information regarding email security on the following page:
UW-IT protecting your email guidance
The page includes information about what to do if you receive suspicious emails.
Category Archives: Security Solution
Security while Traveling
Traveling abroad, especially to countries where free access to the Internet is restricted, can be tricky and safeguards should be taken. The UW Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has some good recommendations here:
https://ciso.uw.edu/education/risk-advisories/travel-tips/
The iSchool IT Help Desk also has a fleet of checkout equipment you are welcome to use if you don’t want to take your iSchool device abroad. WE have mobile devices/phones as well as laptop computers:
Guidance for spam and phishing protections
UW-IT’s information about how to enable and maintain spam protections for UW Office 365 Exchange Online email accounts is on this web page:
iSchool IT recommends following the steps in the “Enable” and “Maintain” sections of the web page linked above.
Even after configuring settings as recommended on the web page linked above, it is still possible for spam and phishing emails to make it to your inbox. When you do receive suspicious emails, follow the guidance in the “What you can do” section of this web page:
https://itconnect.uw.edu/connect/email/resources/protecting-your-email/