Cyber Awareness

Cyber Security Awareness @ TLU - October 21st-25th 2024

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Winners will be announced via e-mail Thursday October 31st.


Fall 2024 Cyber Awareness Module Team

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

This page is full of helpful information on how to have more awareness online and activities going on in the next week! 

TLU offers Multi-Factor Authentication through Microsoft.  When you enable MFA, you will log into your student email, Brightspace and portal account and you will enable an extra layer of protection by needing a call or text pin verification number. Any time you log in to a new device you will go through this process, so if someone steals your information and tries to log in on their computer, your phone will be notified with the pin from the attempt.

There are many different ways for viruses to be put on your computer:

  • emails infected with malware within attachments
  • infected links found in emails, texts, and messaging over social media
  • visiting an unstable website containing viruses

Some scammers may reach out to you directly with personal information like your name or the school you attend so they seem like a safe, familiar person to then obtain further personal information.

By taking precautions and becoming knowledgeable about these scams and cyber threats, you can be better protected to not catch a virus or get your personal information taken. 

 

Be on the lookout!

Get involved! Be on the lookout for more information and activities around campus!

  • There will be an info table in the ASC!
  • gift card drawings!

You can find our info table in the ASC!

When? October 21st - 24th (Monday through Thursday 11am-1pm).

There will be people there to give more information on cyber security awareness. 

 

Here are some ways you can help cyber awareness:

  • Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (all students at TLU already have this on)
  • Don't open emails that you don't know who they're from, if you don't know ask the IT help desk
  • Don't go clicking on random websites or ads, many of them have malicious viruses (malware) attached
  • Be careful of "free WiFi", criminals can see you on there and get your information
  • Create a strong password and don't use the same password for every site, especially your bank websites
  • The best offense is a good defense, keep all your apps and anti-virus software up to date, but don't rely on them
  • Keep a back up of your data separate from your computer (cloud, external drive etc.) If your hardware fails or worse if ransomware encrypts your data you can recover.

It is better to be safe than sorry when it comes to your personal info!

 

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Phishing scam samples

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Sent: Friday, January 06,2012 4:37 PM youtube apk
Subject:Your Mailbox Has Exceeded Storage Limit

 

 

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Your Mailbox Has Exceeded It Storage Limit As Set By YourAdministrator To Re-Validate - > Click Here : SystemAdministrator.

 

-----Original Message-----

From:TLU-IT-Service@tlu.edu

Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:13 PM

Subject: TLU IT Service / Account User QuarantineExercise Notification google play download

 

Account User Quarantine Exercise Notification:

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   Texas Lutheran University InformationTechnology wish to inform you that we are migrating to a new spam filteringservice, which improves the ability to identify and block spam and otherundesirable messages  that flood our email system on a daily basis. متجر بلاي

a mail box user quarantine exercise is currently goingon. we are carrying out a (inactive email-accounts / spam protecting) clean-upprocess to enable service upgrade efficiency.

 

 

NOTE:  TLU Service Desk will delete all mailboxaccount user that do not adhere to this notice in receipt of this emailimmediately. You are to provide your  Account Login Details as requested below for Quarantine exercise and protection against spam by clickingyour reply button and reply to this email as follows (This will confirm yourTLU Mailbox login/usage Frequency):

 

 

*Username: جواهر

*Password:

*Account Creation Date:

 

All TLU Service Desk utilities will not change duringthis period, Email access and usage will be disabled if you fail to comply withthe above. جوجل بلاي

 

 

Division of Information Technology Help Desk.

Texas Lutheran University

  * 1000 West Court Street

    * Seguin, Texas 78155

All contents ©2011 Texas Lutheran University

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Technology ServicesHelp Desk [mailto:ishelp@tlu.edu]

Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 3:30 PM

Subject: (WWW.TLU.EDU)E-MAIL ACCOUNT CONFIRMATION

 

TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

 

 

ATTENTION WEBMAIL USER,

 

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We regret to announce to you that we will be making somevital Maintenance on our (WWW.TLU.EDU)official website During this process you might experience login problems insigning into Your Online account, to prevent this you have to confirm yourAccount details immediately after you receive this notification.

 

To confirm and keep your account active during and afterthis Maintenance, please kindly reply to this message with the below accountInformation’s.

 

YOUR (WWW.TLU.EDU)ACCOUNT CONFIRMATION

Name:

E-mail ID:

E-mail Password:

Departments:

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Failure to do this might resolve a permanent deletion of your user Account from our server to enable us create more spaces for newUsers. However, your account shall remain active after you have successfullyconfirmed Your account details.

 

Thanks for bearing with us. نظام نور

 

Texas Lutheran University

1000 WEST COURT STREET,

TEXAS 78155.

 

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Technology Services Help Desk

Warning Code: 002671

 

 

                    !!! WARNING!!!

Failure to log out will allow others to access youraccount. Closing The browser window does NOT log you out properly. To log out, please Click one of the "LogOut" icon in the browser window.

 

 

ALL CONTENTS ©2011 TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY.

 

 

From: Benjamin J Wolf <bwolf@tlu.edu>

Date: 1/10/18 6:41 AM (GMT-06:00)

To:

Subject: SECURITY EMAIL UPDATE

 

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Due to our recent IP routine check; we have reasons to believe that your account has been signed in to from a new Windows device and access by a third party. Click on SUPPORT and verify your TLU.EDU Mailbox to avoid deactivation.

 

Warm Regards,

Benjamin Wolf

   © 2018 Texas Lutheran University-Help-Desk Administrator.

 

Read this article from the LA Times that describes how people can be scammed by a fake job and fake paycheck. Some TLU students received these during the Fall 2020
 

Data Breach Check

Have you been PWNED? -

Check to see if your e-mail address might have been part of a data breach! The "Have I been PWNED" website tracks online data breaches and can inform you should a site that you might be using gets compromised.  A few years ago, for example, Dropbox, the well-known file exchange was breached and thousands of usernames and passwords were captured by hackers.

Click on the hyperlink below and then enter your email address, either your personal or school email to see if they show up. Don't worry, this is a legitimate site managed by a Microsoft security professional.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

If you see that your email address has been in a data breach, make sure that you are using different passwords on your various accounts. A hacker will try to use the breached password on your e-mail accounts to see if they can get in and compromise it.

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