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A phish is a type of cyber-attack which is made to look as though it's from a friend, a business or an organization. The attempt can come from a fake email address that may be only one or two characters different from the real account, or it can come from a real account that has already been compromised. Among the many entities from which a phish pretends to originate, a phish can be made to look like an official email, phone call, or text message. These phishing attacks are designed with two main focuses in mind; Acquire sensitive information, or scam individuals into giving the Cybercriminal money.
More than half of all email received by any organization is "spam". CTS recommends that you do not open any emails from individuals that you do not know. If you receive an email from a professor or an official UWP employee asking you to purchase gift cards or to mail them money, do not oblige their requests. A Parkside employee will not make such requests through electronic means. Please use your own judgement and due diligence in researching who the particular UW Parkside Employee is to verify their legitimacy.
CTS does not have any vision or control over personal email or cell phones. If you receive a phone call or text message from an unknown source, we suggest not answering that email or phone call.
If you become a victim to phishing we suggest that you please follow our guidelines on How to Report a Cyber Incident.
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