Secure Your Device Protect Against Viruses and Malware For Mount office computers For personal devices and home computers Lock It When You Leave It You can do this manually using a key combination, for example…
Campus Life Section
Data Storage and Backup Knowing where your data is stored and also the backup and recovery options are very important for ensuring the safety and integrity of University data. While the information below is aimed…
Phishing Email Examples Phishing emails typically try to scare or rush you into clicking a malicious link, into opening a computer virus, or into supplying personal information by email.
Phishing Login Form Examples Example 1 Although this login page may look like the Mount’s Office 365 login page, you can see that: It does not use https, rather it uses http which is insecure…
Phishing What Is Phishing? Phishing is when a criminal uses emails, SMS text messages (smishing), web forms, and viruses to: Trick you into revealing your password or other personal information. Trick you into applying for…
Spear Phishing When a hacker tries to phish a specific individual, it is called “spear phishing”, targeted phishing. These spear phishing emails can be harder to detect than mass phishing emails. They can: Appear to…
Phishing Red Flags The following are examples of suspicious emails that should be deleted. If you believe that you have sent information through a suspicious or phishing email please contact helpdesk@msvu.ca. Password Requests Phishing emails…
Browse Safely You can get infected simply by visiting a malicious website. This is called a drive-by download attack. Entering your credentials into phishing or non-https web forms can give cybercriminals access to the Mount…
Cybersafety Protect yourself against fraud, including job scams, phishing scams, and malware, including ransomware. Scam Savviness Internet Job Scams Job Scam Prevention Tips Online Shopping Safety Tips Beware of phishing CRA and Service Canada Scams…
An Important Change for Students: the MSVU App to be replace by myMount Self-Service in June 2024 The Ellucian Go app, used as the MSVU App, is slated to be retired by the vendor at the…