There are some simple things you can do to up your cyber hygiene. Password changes – The University has recently changed the complexity requirements for your University password. There is now a minimum requirement of 12 Characters. Each password will have to have at least one of the following:1. Upper case letter2. Lower case letter3. […]
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Common cyber hygiene problems
Today for European Cybersecurity month we are covering cyber hygiene. Below are some common problems that you can avoid if you maintain good cyber hygiene. Loss of data: hard drives and online cloud storage that isn’t backed up or maintained is vulnerable to hacking, corruption and other problems that could result in the loss of […]
RGB (red, blue, green) – button phishing scams
As part of European Cyber Security Month, we thought that we would cover a common phishing email. Periodically you may receive an email to your University mailbox from a scammer. The subject line of the email can be ANYTHING or no subject at all – many of them are clever enough to appear like replies […]
#StirCyberSec
At Stirling, we take cybersecurity seriously. Over the last year we have run 3 targeted campaigns: Safer internet day – with blog posts and social media running over 2 weeks. We collaborated with Police Scotland for some Live webcasts where a police officer answered internet security questions that may relate to the student population and […]
European Cybersecurity month 2019
The 2019 campaign focuses on different themes addressing the need for behavioural change and identifying opportunities to help you to recognise the risks of new technologies. Cyber hygiene is a reference to the practices and steps that use of computers and other devices take to maintain system health and improve online security. Much like physical […]
New scam email….email Delivery Error for …
Today we have been made aware of the latest scam email circulating. It appears to be from a postmaster account and is regarding emails which have not been able to be delivered to your inbox. It may contain your correct email address and current date. There will be a link in the email to a […]
ScotlandIS and Scottish Government launch Cyber Scotland Week
Cyber Scotland Week, a joint initiative between ScotlandIS and the Scottish Government, will take place between 22-28 April 2019. A first of its kind for cyber in Scotland, Cyber Scotland Week draws together events across Scotland to showcase the innovation taking place across the sector, while raising awareness of good cyber resilience practice and promoting […]
New Scam… Smishing (scam by text message).
We have had a report that a student at another University has received a SMS Phishing message (text message) purporting to be from the University. The message states that the student’s attendance is below 60% and as such is in breach of their student loan terms. It then goes on to state that they need […]
Phishing emails
Receiving phishing emails is something that happens with a regular occurrence. We are always happy to help you identify these types of emails. Forward anything you are concerned about to information.centre@stir.ac.uk Recently a member of staff forwarded an email to us that was a very good example. Look at the email below carefully, be suspicious […]
Uni yearbook email circulating
We’ve been made aware of an email received by some students from a company called uniyearbook.com. Please be aware that this company is not affiliated with the University – it is an independent organisation selling a product. They do state this within the email text but in very small type at the bottom of the […]