This morning we have received several reports of a phishing email purporting to be from our Chancellor Jack McConnell. Thanks to those who reported the issue, we were able to act quickly and block the offending email, removing it from a further 413 mailboxes. See below how this was identified as a phishing email. Beware […]
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Emerging technology
The second topic for Cyber Security month is Emerging technologies. Technology is developing fast and it is very important to make sure that you keep yourself and your new tech gadgets up to date and devices secure. It is crucial to question the security and privacy settings for any new purchases. The 5 top-selling emerging […]
10 steps to Cyber success
Information Services have created a 10 step guide to be a cyber success. This is part of our bigger Stirling Cybersecurity Be aware it could happen to you. You have info that scammers want, whether it’s your bank or University password Set a strong password. One that only you know and that you use only for […]
Cyber Hygiene checklist
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. […]
OneDrive: preferred file storage for students
Over the next few months, Information Services is going to be heavily promoting Office 365 and its many exciting technologies to our staff and students. Students already have full access to the Office 365 suite via your student email accounts – just have a look in the App Launcher (top left in your email) to […]
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 […]
Attention all researchers: MANTRA is being updated.
MANTRA is the free and open online research data management training course, provided by the University of Edinburgh and is currently being updated. The University of Stirling Research Committee recommends that all PhD students and early career researchers use MANTRA to become familiar with best data management practice The first updated module “Research data in […]
Freshers Week in IS
As always IS staff were heavily involved in making Freshers Week a fun and informative start to semester for our students. We contributed to several events / services to help welcome our new students onto campus. Here are a few of the ways we were out and about: Welcome Desk in the Lochside MarqueeThis year […]
Westlaw UK Fixed
Technical issues preventing access to Westlaw UK have been resolved and the service restored. If you are asked to Sign-in, please scroll down to the option ‘Access through academic institution’ and select University of Stirling.
Westlaw Technical Issues
Westlaw UK is currently experiencing technical issues with access to content on the website. This is being worked on as a matter of urgency and Westlaw expect services to be resumed within the day (Friday 13th Sept)