Welcome to the newest installment of our ongoing cyber security campaign. View the previous posts in the series: October 2023 – Introduction to Cyber Security November 2023 – Types of Cyber Security Threats This month we’re focusing on social engineering: what it is, why it’s a cyber security problem, and how you can protect yourself […]
Understanding and defending against cyber security threats Introduction In today’s digital age, the internet has become an integral part of our lives which exposes us to various cyber security threats. In this blog post, I will provide a high-level overview of common cyber security threats, how to recognise them, how to report incidents, and discuss […]
Cyber Security Month – October 2023 To kick off Cyber Security Awareness Month, we are excited to launch a year long Cyber Security campaign. The campaign’s mission is crystal clear: to shed light on crucial aspects of cyber security and help everyone, from individuals to the entire University community, stay safe and secure online. Each […]
Recent attacks in the sector, Common Cyber Security Myths, and the Importance of Awareness Training How is it April 2022 already?! At least Spring is on the way, and we can look forward to longer and sunnier days (wishful thinking?). Whilst the weather may be changing, the pandemic continues to affect how we live our […]
Like most of us, during a crisis, we will want to show our support and donating to the cause, is often the most common method to allow people to show their support. Unfortunately for us, it appears that, unfortunately, we live in a time where there are several people and groups who like to take […]
Sextortion emails Sextortion refers to the broad category of sexual exploitation in which abuse of power is the means of coercion, as well as to the category of sexual exploitation in which threatened release of sexual images or information is the means of coercion. These are just a different form of Phishing email. They contain […]
Over the last few months, we have seen a substantial rise in the volume of phishing emails being sent to university staff apparently from a colleague. These emails are sent from a fake external email address e.g. colleagues.name@gmail.com or something similar. Often the emails are made to look as if they’ve come from senior colleagues or colleagues […]
As we all prepare to rest over the winter break, Information Services would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of good practices for staying cyber secure over the holidays. Criminals are taking advantage of recent events to craft convincing emails, texts and phone calls to trick you into giving up your personal information. […]
protecting you from malicious links in email In summary Safe Links is a Microsoft security feature that checks every link you click in an email for malicious content and blocks access if content is suspicious It changes the URL of the link briefly to direct it through the checking servers. Links are prefixed with https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ […]
Phishing is a top cyber security threat to the University of Stirling. Personally-identifiable information – the primary target of phishing attempts – which falls into the wrong hands can cause much financial and reputational damage to the University and its employees. Phishing attacks are often launched by including malicious attachments or links in email. When […]