ɬ�﷬ News - IT Security

Ban of DeepSeek on ɬ�﷬ devices / Interdiction d'utilisation de DeepSeek sur les appareils de ɬ�﷬

webfull — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:43:44 +0000

This message is published on behalf of Paul Chamberland, Chief Information Officer & Associate Vice-Principal IT Services. / Ce message publié au nom de Paul Chamberland, Dirigeant Principal de l’Information & Vice-recteur associé, Service des TI.

Le français suit.

Dear members of the ɬ�﷬ community,

Published: 14 April 2025

Phishing scam: shared "ɬ�﷬ Appointment Notice"/"McGILL University Report"

webfull — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:18:45 +0000

A targeted phishing email is circulating, asking you to open an attachment containing a fraudulent link to shared documents.

The message uses a variation on these subject lines:

[name of person] shared "McGILL UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENT NOTICE" with you
[name of person] shared "McGILL UNIVERSITY REPORT" with you

See an example of the message at the top of this page. Personal information has been removed from the image.

Published: 24 March 2025

Phishing scam: ɬ�﷬ Shared Docs with you

webfull — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:57:24 +0000

A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to shared documents. See an example of the message on the top of this page.

Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ɬ�﷬ source.

Published: 30 August 2024

Secure version of Microsoft Copilot available to ɬ�﷬ community!

webfull — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:01:50 +0000

ɬ�﷬ offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot that protects our data using Commercial or Enterprise Data Protection (secure). Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat or Bing Chat for Enterprise, is an AI tool built into Microsoft Edge.

By engaging with the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can:

Published: 27 June 2024

Phishing scam: RE: Final Reminder: Complete: [name] DocsOnline Docs Via E-Sign #63 - Mcgill Project-08(REVISED)

webfull — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:09:26 +0000

A phishing email is targeting the ɬ�﷬ community with the subject "RE: Final Reminder: Complete: [name] DocsOnline Docs Via E-Sign #63 - Mcgill Project-08(REVISED)." See an example of the message above.

Published: 17 November 2023

Elevating security by enhancing 2FA

webfull — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:25:17 +0000

In ɬ�﷬’s ongoing efforts to strengthen our security, we will continue to introduce enhancements to Microsoft Authenticator, including:

Published: 15 November 2023

Important update: retirement of wiki feature in Microsoft Teams as of Jan. 2024

webfull — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:32:20 +0000

Are you the owner of an MS Teams workspace featuring a wiki tab, typically used for meeting notes?

If so, we would like to inform you about a significant change concerning the wiki feature (usually used for meeting notes) in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has announced that as of January 2024, the wiki feature will be retired and replaced by OneNote.

In this article:

How does this affect you?

Actions you will need to take

Steps to export wiki content to OneNote

Published: 10 November 2023

VPN UPDATE: Cisco AnyConnect has been replaced by Cisco Secure Client

webfull — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:31:20 +0000

The way we currently access ɬ�﷬’s VPN (via Cisco AnyConnect) has been replaced by Cisco Secure Client. Cisco Secure Client is an upgraded version of Cisco AnyConnect and offers enhanced features, security and performance.

Published: 27 September 2023

NOW LIVE: Minerva’s login page has been updated to implement 2FA and SSO.

webfull — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:13:14 +0000

The login page for Minerva has been updated to implement Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Single Sign-On (SSO).

The new login page includes two options to log in. Please take note of which login method you should use:

Published: 27 September 2023

New recipient limit for Non-2FA enabled ɬ�﷬ email accounts

webfull — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:15:18 +0000

In an effort to limit the impacts of unsolicited and fraudulent emails being sent in large numbers to the ɬ�﷬ community, ɬ�﷬’s IT Infrastructure & Information Security has decided to limit the number of emails that can be sent from non-2FA (two-factor authentication) enabled email accounts.

Published: 28 September 2023