IT Services - Channels - Home page, IT Security Alerts /it/channels_item/18 en Phishing scam: Â鶹AV Shared Docs with you /it/node/46071 <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 Â鶹AV source.</strong></p> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:34:53 +0000 Â鶹AV Secure version of Microsoft Copilot available to Â鶹AV community! /it/node/46019 <p>Â鶹AV offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot that protects our data using Commercial or Enterprise Data Protection (secure). Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat or Bing Chat for Enterprise, is an AI tool built into Microsoft Edge. </p> <p>By engaging with the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can: </p> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:01:49 +0000 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: RE: Final Reminder: Complete: [name] DocsOnline Docs Via E-Sign #63 - Mcgill Project-08(REVISED) /it/node/45725 <p>A phishing email is targeting the Â鶹AV 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 Â鶹AV Elevating security by enhancing 2FA /it/node/44322 <p>In Â鶹AV’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 Â鶹AV Important update: retirement of wiki feature in Microsoft Teams as of Jan. 2024 /it/node/45703 <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 Â鶹AV New recipient limit for Non-2FA enabled Â鶹AV email accounts /it/node/45640 <p>In an effort to limit the impacts of unsolicited and fraudulent emails being sent in large numbers to the Â鶹AV community, <strong>Â鶹AV’s IT Infrastructure &amp; 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&amp;sysparm_article=KB0011452">two-factor authentication</a>) enabled email accounts.</p> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:09:19 +0000 Â鶹AV VPN UPDATE: Cisco AnyConnect has been replaced by Cisco Secure Client /it/node/45639 <p>The way we currently access Â鶹AV’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 Â鶹AV NOW LIVE: Minerva’s login page has been updated to implement 2FA and SSO. /it/node/45655 <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 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: (Attention chair.psychiatry) | Re-authenticate 2 Factor Authentication (2Fa) | September 2023 /it/node/45533 <p>A phishing email is targeting the Â鶹AV 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 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: Mcgill Authentication For [name]@mcgill.ca Expires on [date] /it/node/45530 <p>A phishing email is targeting the Â鶹AV 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 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: "Completed: Complete with Via-Sign: #7 - 34499-07-# Monday July 2023" /it/node/45486 <p>There is a phishing email targeting the Â鶹AV 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 Â鶹AV New two-factor authentication (2FA) enhancements /it/node/45481 <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 Â鶹AV Report suspicious emails in just a few seconds! /it/node/45482 <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 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: From "Document Notification", subject line "[Date] Message for..." /it/node/45417 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to click on a fraudulent link (see image).</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a Â鶹AV source.</strong></p> Thu, 25 May 2023 21:11:41 +0000 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: Subject line "Action required: for..." /it/node/45414 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link. 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 Â鶹AV source.</strong></p> Thu, 18 May 2023 16:24:30 +0000 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: "Microsoft De-Activation In Progress" /it/node/45411 <p>There is a phishing email targeting the Â鶹AV 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 Â鶹AV Updates to Â鶹AV’s anti-virus software: Messages displayed on Windows machines during scheduled update /it/node/45218 <p>Â鶹AV-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers will receive an important security update <strong>beginning on October 31, 2022</strong>. Cisco Secure Endpoint, Â鶹AV’s antivirus software, will receive its regularly scheduled, monthly update. The process to update all affected machines will take approximately 2 weeks.</p> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 22:16:45 +0000 Â鶹AV Enhanced anti-phishing and anti-malware protection to be enabled for the full Â鶹AV community /it/node/45216 <p>On October 24th 2022, IT Services will be adding enhanced anti-phishing and anti-malware protection to your Â鶹AV email and Microsoft Teams conversations. Here are some details on what’s changing: </p> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:30:47 +0000 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: "HIRING!!! SERIOUS ENQUIRES ONLY NOTE: ( 18+ and Above )" /it/node/45204 <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 Â鶹AV source.</strong></p> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:49:53 +0000 Â鶹AV Phishing scam: "Office 365 Password Requirement Pending" /it/node/45203 <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 Â鶹AV source.</strong></p> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:31:16 +0000 Â鶹AV