E-mail is being migrated from @mail.csuchico.edu Gmail accounts to @csuchico.edu Office 365 accounts. Beginning November 21st all campus e-mail will be accessible through Office 365, and your sole e-mail interface for all campus e-mail communications will use your address ending in @csuchico.edu.
This migration only affects e-mail. Access to other Google applications including Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, and other Google content will not be affected.
During the migration, e-mails that get sent to your campus Gmail account will be automatically forwarded to your Office 365 account, and any existing e-mails in campus Gmail accounts will be moved to Office 365 accounts. All campus e-mail addresses will be username@csuchico.edu. E-mails sent to username@mail.csuchico.edu will be delivered to username@csuchico.edu. You can continue using Gmail until the November 21st cutover described below.
Migration Timeline:
Currently: Student Gmail e-mails are synchronizing to Office 365. This will not be visible to the student and students should continue to use their Gmail account during the migration. On November 21st, all student Gmail e-mails will be completely synced to their Office 365 inbox, and students can begin using their Office 365 mailboxes exclusively.
Tip for Mobile users: If you access e-mail on your phone, download the Outlook app from your app store. Be sure to do this after November 21st (after your Office 365 mailbox is completely migrated).
ISEC has received multiple reports by other CSU campuses about individuals receiving unsolicited text messages from unrecognized phone numbers masquerading as campus officials. If you have received a similar text message, please do not reply or respond to the message.
What is Smishing?
Smishing is a term used to describe phishing attempts and scams that use text messages or (Short Message Service) SMS as the primary attack platform. It is used to gather different types of personal information, including addresses, credit card information, and more.
Spam texts (also known as phishing texts spam) are messages sent by hackers which attempt to get you to click on a link or divulge personal details such as banking information, credit cards, address, or even your social security number. Scam types vary, but they will usually make lucrative offers or pretend to be university administration to get you to respond.
Spam or fake text messages vary in form and content, but some key guidelines exist to identify text scams. Here are some common examples:
The message has no relevance to you.
The message is urgent or needs immediate action from you.
The text message contains misspellings or poor grammar.
The text message comes from an unknown phone number or suspicious email address.
If a text message comes from a lengthy and/or suspicious-looking email address, it is a spam text message.
To enhance the security of campus managed computers IT is moving from Malwarebytes to Microsoft Defender on PCs and Macs. Mac users will notice a new icon on the menu bar and a new Microsoft Defender application. The transition for PCs will be seamless with enhanced security features enabled on the existing Defender installations. These enhanced features will help detect and remediate vulnerabilities and attacks in real time. Malwarebytes will be removed from all campus managed computers. The removal process should happen in the background and should not require user intervention.
Over Thanksgiving break, IT will be migrating all Gmail e-mail accounts to the Office 365 platform. This migration only affects e-mail. Access to other Google applications including Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, and other Google content will not be affected.
Currently Gmail is primarily used by students and Office 365 (Outlook) is primarily used by employees. Employees also have Gmail accounts, but most go unused. This migration should not affect employees that do not currently use their campus Gmail account.
Once the migration starts, e-mails that get sent to your campus Gmail account will be automatically forwarded to your Office 365 account, and any existing e-mails in campus Gmail accounts will be moved to Office 365 accounts. All campus e-mail addresses will be username@csuchico.edu. E-mails sent to username@mail.csuchico.edu will be delivered to username@csuchico.edu. You can continue using Gmail until the November 21st cutover described below.
Migration Timeline:
November 1st: Student Gmail e-mails synchronize to Office 365. This will not be visible to the student and students should continue to use their Gmail account during the migration. On November 21st, all student Gmail e-mails will be completely synced to their Office 365 inbox and students can begin using their Office 365 mailboxes exclusively.
The final day of Cybersecurity Awareness Month highlights data breaches, what they are, and how to identify them. Data breach costs in 2022 have increased 2.6% for an average cost of $4.35 million. It is vital that all members of the Chico State community to do their part to ensure cyber safety.
Week 4 is all about identifying Phishing. Phishing is when criminals use fake emails to lure you into handing over your personal information or installing malware on your device. It’s easy to avoid a phishing email, but only once you know what to look for.
Scheduled Maintenance: Saturday, October 22nd 11:00 PM – Friday, October 28th Services Impacted: Kaltura Media
Kaltura Media accounts will undergo infrastructure changes starting on Saturday, October 22nd and ongoing through Oct 28th.
Access to existing Kaltura videos will be unavailable for a limited time during this maintenance window. Existing embedded media in a Blackboard course will play as usual. Access will be restored for users incrementally throughout the week. Newly recorded and uploaded videos will work without issue during this period.
Scheduled Maintenance: Friday, October 21st 11:30 PM Services Impacted: Zoom
The logout period for campus Zoom accounts will be temporarily reduced to 24 hours as part of ongoing infrastructure updates. This is a temporary change, and will be reversed by October 26th. More information about signing in to Zoom is available at https://support.csuchico.edu/TDClient/1984/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=112989.
When was the last time you applied patches for your device? Always keep your software updated when updates become available and don’t delay. These updates fix general software problems and provide new security patches to protect your systems from being comprised.
