Dear OSU Community,
University Information and Technology is making two changes to help protect Oregon State’s e-mail from cyberattack and SPAM:
Beginning this past Monday, August 31, a notification now appears at the top of e-mails when they are sent from outside Oregon State University. The notification looks like this:
[This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.]
The notification is intended only to signal that the e-mail is from a domain other than Oregon State University and that care should be taken when clicking on links and attachments. Some trusted services OSU uses that send e-mail, such as DocuSign and Zoom, will appear with the notification, too. If you have any concerns about an e-mail you receive, please contact the Service Desk.
In the coming weeks, Duo will be applied to the Microsoft Office 365 services on campus, which will add two factor authentication (or log in). This improvement in security will help protect our community from abuse and assists in our compliance requirements.
In addition to these changes, you may notice less spam email going to your inbox. With this change, a review of your Junk Mail folder may be warranted to see if e-mail you wish to receive was placed there. More details about managing your Inbox/Junk folder are listed below.
UIT is committed to ensuring our information technology infrastructure and services are resilient, high- quality, and conducive to a safe and productive learning, teaching, and working environment. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your IT Department or the Service Desk at 541-737-8787.
Sincerely,
David McMorries
David McMorries, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Security
Oregon State University | University Information and Technology | 541-737-9561