IT Cyber Security Announces Suspicious Sign-on Alert

The UFV Cyber Security team is preparing to introduce a new security enhancement for UFV accounts. After September 22, UFV students and employees may receive an email alerting them to a suspicious sign-on attempt using their UFV account. This new feature is to ensure employees and students that may be at risk are notified of the sign-in and can react quickly if the activity is suspicious.

What can I expect?
The Cyber Security team has automated the process; if your account is at risk, you will receive an email from UFV Cyber Security. The automated email will notify you of the date and time of the sign-in, the UFV email account used, the location of the sign-in, and instructions on the next steps to follow if you do not recognize the activity on your account. If the sign-in is known to you, you can disregard the email.

Learn More
For assistance with this new feature, contact the IT Service Desk. To learn more about how to review your sign-in history, visit our knowledgebase article – https://itservicedesk.ufv.ca/TDClient/52/ITServicesPortal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1011

This information is also available on UFV’s IT blog: https://blogs.ufv.ca/itservices/2022/09/suspicious-sign-on-alert-coming-september-22-2022/

For more information, contact ITS Communications at its.communications@ufv.ca

09/28/2022