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Phishing – Don’t get Hooked!

By UTS Support Posted on December 19, 2017 Posted in Best Practice, E-mail, SMS Messaging, Weekly Tip

A good bit of information and infographic from Digital Guardian. Phishing attacks are by no means a new issue, but rather one that has plagued individuals and businesses for many years. In fact, the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report …

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Warning- Text-Sms Phishing

By UTS Support Posted on November 18, 2016 Posted in Alerts, SMS Messaging

Some members of the Nipissing University community have reported that they have received phishing scams as text messages. Please exercise the same caution you would with your email when you receive texts with links claiming to be from banks or …

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