This Week At Macquarie UniversityGone Phishing! Macquarie’s new protection against email spam – This Week At Macquarie University https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek Wed, 15 May 2024 01:22:36 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Gone Phishing! Macquarie’s new protection against email spam https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek/2018/04/16/gone-phishing-macquaries-new-protection-against-email-spam/ https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek/2018/04/16/gone-phishing-macquaries-new-protection-against-email-spam/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:26:51 +0000 https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek/?p=9253 As part of the Macquarie Cyber Security Strategy and to increase the protection from spam and phishing emails, an additional layer of protection (Mimecast), is being implemented to all addresses ending in @mq.edu.au.

Phishing emails in particular can lead to compromised accounts which places the University’s systems and information at risk.

The new protection includes:

  • sophisticated protection from spam, virus and phishing emails
  • reporting and notification of phishing campaigns targeting the University
  • ability to identify accounts compromised by phishing emails so that passwords can be reset
  • built-in phishing awareness facility to help staff more easily identify phishing

The implementation of Mimecast is scheduled for Saturday 21 April.

If you suspect you’ve been the target of a phishing email, please forward it directly to onehelp@mq.edu.au

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