In the last few months, the IT team have noticed a high number of ‘phishing’ emails and asking staff to remain vigilant.
Phishing emails are sent by fraudsters who masquerade as someone trusted (such as your banks) to gain information from you. This can include bank details, a username or a password.
These kinds of emails can look like the real thing, an email you would typically expect to see.
If you respond to a phishing attempt or click on a link in the email, your accounts could be compromised and the fraudster could use it to send thousands more spam emails to other email users.
It’s important that if you are sent an email you’re unsure about, don’t open it.
Here are some simple measures to help you:
If you have any doubt about an email you have received, please contact the IT Service Desk.
Publishing 12th May, 2017