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Uh oh! There was something phishy about that message...
The below information could have been collected by an attacker just by your visit to the website!

IP Address:
Region:
Coordinates:
Browser:
Operating System:
Screen Resolution:
CPU:
Cookies Enabled: No
Javascript Enabled: No

Luckily, this one was a simulation carried out by the Marist Cybersecurity Team.

Be careful what you click! Phishing emails will always have indicators.  
 
Please review the following Cybersecurity Awareness and Education resources: 
  • Please Review our Cyber Security and Mobile Security Best Practices documents:
  • Please watch the following video from CISA regarding phishing:

  • Find additional Cybersecurity policies and resources on marist.edu: Marist Information Security
  • Remember to take the Cybersecurity Awareness Training annually. This can be found at: 
  • Regularly visit /gonephishing to see real examples of malicious emails that have been sent to Marist University.
  • Do you have any general Cybersecurity questions? Feel free to email the team at cybersecurity@marist.edu.
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How to identify phishing messages:
  • Awkward email phrasing - Look for run-on sentences or sentences that sound unnatural or wrong when read aloud.
  • Grammar and spelling - Look for errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.
  • Suspicious Sender Address - Verify the sender address before clicking on any links.
  • Informal Greetings or Out of the Ordinary Signatures - Generalized greetings or weird looking signatures can be an indicator
  • URL Hyperlinking - Hover over links to see where it will send you before you click on it. Be thorough, suspicious links can appear similar to reputable ones. Here is what the hovering over the link looked like for this simulation:

Subject: Halloween Costume Reminder
From: Marist HR <hr@marist.edu>

Hi All, 

With Halloween approaching we want to remind everyone about keeping Halloween costumes apropriate if you plan to wear one. We have created a Halloween dos and donts page that you can find information and images of costumes that are appropriate or should be skipped. Please click here to be brought to the page: 

Haloween Guidelines 2025

Thank you for your understanding, 

Marist HR
Donnelly Hall, 120 Donnelly
(845) 575-3349