Newsletter

NKU community members recently began receiving emails from what appears to be NKU personnel requesting purchases or information.  Example of these requests include large value gift cards or your cell phone number so that the sender can send you an important text message.  While the emails look like they originate from NKU, examine them closely, as @gmail.com is being appended to the end of the NKU email address.  These are not legitimate requests and not NKU emails.  These are phishing scams using social engineering trying to impersonate legitimate NKU personnel.

If you receive one of these impersonation email messages, never respond to these emails.  Never provide information to the sender.  Do not click or log into any web links in these emails.  

Forward the email to abuse@nku.edu.  You may contact the IT Help Desk for further assistance.

Now is a good time to review key Information Technology policies.  These include:

• Acceptable Use Policy
  
• Data and Web Privacy Policy
  
• Information Security Policy
  
• Records Management Policy
  

You may find these and other University information technology policies on the NKU Policies website.  To ensure your data security, you should periodically review these documents to understand changes and developments.  They describe your rights and responsibilities to access and use NKU technology securely.

Before submitting purchase requisitions for technology, please visit the Procurement webpage and complete the Form for IT Purchases.

Technology spending represents a large portion of NKU’s annual expenses. The IT Purchases Form is an effort to:

• Improve the management of NKU’s campus-wide IT Portfolio and underlying IT Projects
  
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and rules
  
• Address campus-wide redundancies and inefficiencies
  
  

Now is a good time to review key Information Technology policies.  These include:

• Acceptable Use Policy
  
• Data and Web Privacy Policy
  
• Information Security Policy
  
• Records Management Policy
  

You may find these and other University information technology policies on the NKU Policies website.  To ensure your data security, you should periodically review these documents to understand changes and developments.  They describe your rights and responsibilities to access and use NKU technology securely.