External email header coming to faculty, staff June 8

Beginning Wednesday, June 8, faculty and staff email accounts at the University of Cincinnati will automatically add an external email header to any incoming messages sent from a non-UC affiliated email address. ​​​​​​​

Phishing emails often appear to be sent from an internal and trusted source and ask recipients to open attachments or click links. The External Email Header is a simple nudge to encourage recipients to be a little more cautious when opening emails sent from senders outside of UC.​​​​​​​

Follow these guidelines from UC Office of Information Security before clicking links or opening attachments in email messages.

• Review the email header information. Do you recognize the sender and their email domain?
• Consider the email content. Is this message typical for this sender?
• Hover over links to review the address before clicking. Is the email trying to panic you into clicking a link?
• Review the signature. Do you recognize the sender’s name or department?
• Report the message. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​If you answer YES to any of the above questions, forward the email to infosec@ucmail.uc.edu. ​​​​​​​You can also select the “Report Message” button located on the right-side of your home ribbon tab.

Please contact the IT@UC Service Desk.

• Submit a ticket. 
• Or, call us: Dial (513) 556-HELP (4357) or (866) 397-3382 from your personal phone. Dial 6-HELP (4357) from a university phone on campus. Then, select option 2.