Cyber Safety: New Spam/Phishing Mitigation Guide
The El Camino College ITS Cybersecurity Office recently released the new Phishing and Spam User Mitigation Guide. This document offers important information regarding the safe handling of spam and phishing emails, which can damage and/or impair the college's computer network. Dealing with each type of email is important because of the amount of resources required to mitigate phishing emails, which is the more serious of the two threats. The main goal of phishing emails is to entice readers to either click on an embedded link within the email (which will result in malware being loaded onto a computer) or to entice the reader to give personally identifiable information (PII), usually by asking the user to fill out an online form. Spam is designed to entice the reader to buy products and services via unsolicited marketing emails.
If you receive a phishing email, please report it immediately via the "Phish Alert" button in Outlook. Emails that are clearly spam marketing attempts should be reported by clicking the "Mark as Spam" button in Outlook. For detailed instructions, view the Phishing and Spam User Mitigation Guide.
In addition, ITS recently implemented a change in how external emails are identified in ECC email inboxes. All email traffic coming from outside the elcamino.edu domain is now identified and tagged as [EXTERNAL]. This will help identify spoofed phishing emails that look like they are coming from an ECC employee but are actually originating from an external mail server. We appreciate everyone's efforts in keeping our campus safe from cyber threats! For assistance or more information, please contact Information Systems Security Specialist Paul Yoder at [email protected].
Wellness Warriors - Spring 2019
Learn how to live a healthier lifestyle, manage pain, and boost your immune system – join in ECC's new "Lunch and Learn: Wellness Wednesdays" and "Thirty Minute Thursdays: 30 Minute Roll Out Recovery." For Wellness Wednesdays, ECC strength and conditioning coach Kim Jones leads informative sessions on topics related to the physical, environmental, spiritual and mental components of health on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Jones discusses various issues relating to nutrition, blood pressure, brain function, chiropractic, stress and meditation, and mindfulness. Faculty and staff are also invited to attend Thirty Minute Thursdays on April 18, May 9 and May 23. Coach Jones leads participants in 30-minute rollout sessions while demonstrating how to decrease injuries from overuse and repetitive motions. Sessions also incorporate recovery techniques that restore muscle balance, improve core stability and increase joint mobility. These methods are convenient, easy to learn and can be done throughout the day right at your desk. Come with yoga mats, water bottles, and be prepared to leave all stress behind. Walk away relaxed and energized! Faculty can earn flex credit for attending; please register on Cornerstone.
