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Phishing Links
From: James Farr '05 <jfarr () UTICA EDU>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:05:41 -0400
It is hard to educate some users on the difference between legitimate and phony web links in email, and it is easy enough to fake a website. For that reason I would like to propose that no official college communication is sent with an active link in it. Problems, Some clients while trying to be helpful make links clickable that I do not want clickable. Links can be inserted as a picture, but not all clients show pictures by default. We can give directions to a website, in order to check your mail go to our homepage, click on login and select webmail, but some users cannot/will not follow those instructions. Would this solution cause more harm than good? What are your thoughts/rules? IITS will never ask you for your password. Never email your password to anyone. James Farr Information Security Officer Instructional Technologist Utica College <mailto:jfarr () utica edu> jfarr () utica edu 315-223-2386
Current thread:
- Phishing Links James Farr '05 (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Ben Woelk (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Pete Hickey (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Basgen, Brian (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links James Farr '05 (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Jeff Kell (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Basgen, Brian (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Justin Azoff (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links David Escalante (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Eric Case (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Joel Rosenblatt (Jul 07)
- Re: Phishing Links Flynn, Gary - flynngn (Jul 07)
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