Smishing Is SMS Phishing When a scammer sends you a text, it’s called “smishing” for “SMS phishing”. A recent phishing email campaign to the MSVU community linked to a web form that asked for an…
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Social Media Safety Tips Social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are means of staying connected with friends and sources of entertainment, but they do come with some risk to your privacy. TikTok especially…
Your MSVU network account password must: Be a minimum of 8 characters Include 3 of the following character types (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols, Unicode) Not contain your username Not be a previously used password
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The following list of FAQ’s will be updated as more questions are asked. If you don’t see your question here please email the helpdesk@msvu.ca with your question.
Setting up MFA To set up MFA for the first time you will need access to a computer and have your mobile device on hand. The following guides will step you through the process.
What is Multi-factor Authentication? Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) provides and extra layer of security to your MSVU account by enabling a second piece of information to login. This second piece of information can be in the…
Job Scam Prevention Tips Job scams are everywhere on the Internet, and they often target students looking for work. Here are some prevention tips and red flags to watch out for. See also: Internet job…
Internet Job Scams Job scams are everywhere on the Internet, and they often target students looking for work. Here are some scams we have seen at MSVU. Warning: IT&S does not and cannot warn the…
What To Do If You Have Been Scammed Getting scammed is very stressful, but there are things you can do to protect yourself. See also: Job scam prevention tips Internet job scams we have seen…