Information Security
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Best practices to keep private and confidential information secure.
Information security
TRU information security governance includes policies, standards and a committee which help you and the university say secure.
Information security news
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Clicking the Wrong Link Can Have Huge Impacts
Fri, Jan 15
In December 2020, just before the winter break, 17 unsuspecting TRU employees opened a malicious email message and clicked on a scam link. Once IT Services was informed of the scam (at infosecurity@tru.ca), they were able to stop several...
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How to spot harmful DocuSign phishing scams
Wed, Oct 28
There’s been a rise in phishing messages that look like they are from DocuSign. These harmful emails are disguised as legitimate DocuSign notifications related to invoices or other financial documents that require your signature....
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CRA Cyber-Scam
Fri, Jan 17
Over the last few days we have had a number of institutions report a wide-spread cyber-scam circulating from what appears to be the Canada Revenue Agency. This particular scam seems to be targeting students, faculty and staff at universities...
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Did You Click the Link?
Tue, Oct 29
Today, we were going to post another #NCSAM tip about staying safe in a digital world. Were we able to? No, spammers had other plans for us. For the third day, Thompson Rivers University was hit with yet another spam and phishing email,...
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Don’t take the bait: How you can spot a phish
Wed, Oct 9
“Phishing” is a tech industry term for a kind of cybercrime where people try to fool other people into sending them money or revealing personal information online. The name comes from the idea of fishing: scammers send...
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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Let’s Celebrate!
Wed, Oct 9
Like getting your steps in or lifting from your knees, secure habits keep you safe and your online reputation healthy. This October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month — a collaborative effort between government and organizations...