Latest Phishing attempt
Please note that the email that you may have received this morning is spam. Please do not click on any links in the mail. An image of the email isContinue reading Latest Phishing attempt
AppGrad product
AppGrad is not approved for use with University of Reading IT Systems and should not be used. It is not associated with the University of Reading.
New Java Exploits
A few days ago somebody “responsibly” published proof-of-concept code for vulnerabilities in Java and as a result there are now exploits starting to appear in drive-by-download exploit kits.
New phishing scam
We have had a recent upsurge in University of Reading specific phishing scams. This time, they are tailored particularly to mimic our mail systems.
Telephone system issues, 15 August 2013
Just to give you all a quick update with regards to Clearing today. We are aware that there are reports of a number of internal telephone calls dropping out asContinue reading Telephone system issues, 15 August 2013
Remote assistance trial
IT Services have started a trial of a new system to enhance our support services. We are using of a remote assistance appliance supplied by Bomgar and would encourage all staffContinue reading Remote assistance trial
Systems issues 22 April 2013
We have had a series of issues over the last 24 hours and this is to explain some of the problems.
Package delivery scam email
We have had another scam email attack in the form of a fake postal receipt email.
Login Credential security
IT Services have had a reminder from ja.net CSIRT regarding user credential sharing and the associated issues.
Email Service issues
We believe the recent iOS 6.1 update has been causing problems with our Microsoft Exchange email service. This appears to be caused by an issue with the way that AppleContinue reading Email Service issues