Educause Security Discussion mailing list archives
Re: Email Banner
From: "Boyd, Daniel" <dboyd () BERRY EDU>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:15:16 +0000
We have implemented an external email banner, as you can see below. While it has not made huge improvements in user behavior (and some users will just never "get it") it has made a positive impact and I have (non-OIT) users who mention the fact that "that email had the big yellow banner on it" when discussing the validity of a given email. I see it as another layer, but definitely not a silver bullet and there of course have been complaints leveled at it due to the fact that users can't preview emails in the email list anymore because many emails start with the banner so they all look the same until they are opened. But net positive effect so far. Dan Daniel H. Boyd (94C) Director of Information Security Office of Information Technology Information Security Advisory Group Chair Berry College Phone: 706-236-1750 Fax: 706-238-5824 https://infosec.berry.edu<https://infosec.berry.edu/> There are two rules to follow concerning your account passwords: 1. NEVER SHARE YOUR PASSWORDS WITH ANYONE (EVEN OIT!!!!) 2. If unsure, consult rule #1 Information Security wants to know what you want to know about! If there is a topic within information security you would like to know more about please let me know using any of my contact information above. From: The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> On Behalf Of Ballister, Mark Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:53 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Email Banner CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Berry College organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Email infosec () berry edu<mailto:infosec () berry edu> if in doubt. Good afternoon, I am looking for information on who has implemented an external email banner and who has not. For those that have, have you seen an improvement in user behavior around phishing? Thank you for your time. Thank you, Mark Mark J. Ballister, CPP | CISM | CISSP Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) University of Rochester (585) 276-6200 (Office) (585) 472-2361 (mobile) [UR.4col.v2] ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
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- Email Banner Ballister, Mark (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Bandy, John (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Boyd, Daniel (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Blake Brown (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Mark Reboli (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Fowler, Becky Thurmond (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Ayala, Daniel (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Blake Brown (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner King, Ronald A. (Jun 24)
- Re: Email Banner Jamie Schademan (Jun 24)