{"id":5380,"date":"2012-08-31T14:04:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T20:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mulibraries.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/?p=5380"},"modified":"2012-08-31T14:04:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T20:04:39","slug":"never-give-out-your-university-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/2012\/08\/31\/never-give-out-your-university-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Give Out Your University Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your username and password are the most common means for verifying your identity online.\u00a0 No one else (including an IT professional) should ever need your login information.<strong> <\/strong>Emails requesting your username and\/or password are phishing attempts to try to deceive you into providing your credentials.\u00a0 Here are a few examples of what cyber attackers can accomplish once they have YOUR account information:\u00a0 they can use your University credentials to gain access to confidential information; send spam or threatening email on your behalf; as well as access, modify, or delete documents stored on your computer or on any other central file server you have permission to access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You Receive a Phishing Message\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">DO NOT<\/span><\/strong> reply.\u00a0 Either delete this message or report it to <a href=\"mailto:abuse@missouri.edu\">abuse@missouri.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 When reporting phishing, please send the original email as an attachment by dragging and dropping it into a new message box.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">DO NOT<\/span><\/strong> click on links within the message or open any attachments.<\/li>\n<li>If you need further assistance, consult your IT support team or the IT Help Desk at 882-5000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are a victim of a phishing scam, reset your password immediately.\u00a0 For information about resetting passwords visit <a href=\"http:\/\/doit.missouri.edu\/accounts\/passwords.html\">http:\/\/doit.missouri.edu\/accounts\/passwords.html<\/a>.\u00a0 If this vulnerability relates to your University account, you are required to report the incident.\u00a0 Please review the mandatory reporting requirement at <a href=\"http:\/\/doit.missouri.edu\/security\/response\/\">http:\/\/doit.missouri.edu\/security\/response\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more great tips, security news and all the latest alerts, visit <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/makeitsafe.missouri.edu\/\"><strong>http:\/\/makeitsafe.missouri.edu\/<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>University of Missouri \u2013 Division of IT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doit.missouri.edu\">doit.missouri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your username and password are the most common means for verifying your identity online.\u00a0 No one else (including an IT professional) should ever need your login information. 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