2018 May | Volume 176

Mock Phishing Exercise for CUHK Staff

As announced through the mass mail dated 13 Mar 2018, ITSC starts conducting mock phishing exercise up to 4 times a year.

Such exercise aims at raising the awareness of fraud and phishing emails among CUHK staff, which was endorsed by University IT Governance Committee (ITGC) in Feb 2018.

What Should You Do?

  • You should NEVER reply to any suspicious email or click any hyperlink inside
  • Please report it to ITSC (infosec@cuhk.edu.hk)

If You Have Responded to

  • the mock phishing email sent from ITSC, you will only be asked to review some online materials to increase your knowledge about phishing attacks.  No further action is required after completing the training.
  • a real phishing email sent by a hacker, please take immediate action to change your password through a clean device and scan your device with an updated anti-virus program.

Details: https://www.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/all-it/information-security/mock-phishing-exercise



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