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Beware of Ransomware!

Users are advised to uninstall QuickTime for Windows immediately

Two critical security vulnerabilities affecting QuickTime for Windows were discovered Due to the discovery of two critical security vulnerabilities that would not be patched, users of QuickTime player for Windows are advised to uninstall the program as soon as possible. Apple has ended the support for QuickTime for Windows and will not provide patches for the […]

Friendly Reminder: Beware of Phishing Emails and Ransomware

Sample of Phishing Email Sample of Phishing Website Dear Users, You may have received email similar to the above phishing email, which seems to be sent by ICTO. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this kind of emails which purposely asking for your user name and password. ICTO will NOT ask you for these information through […]

Please update your NOD32 Anti-virus Software (Home Edition) on or before 15 March, 2016

To: All Users All staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students of the University of Macau are entitled to install ESET Anti-virus software on one their personally owned computer. Please follow the steps below to get the license and ESET software. If you have installed ESET software on your personally owned computer before 15 February, 2016, please […]

Microsoft Termination of Security Updates for Older Versions of Internet Explorer & Windows 8 on 12th January, 2016

To: All students Referring to the news released by Microsoft, security updates, compatibility fix and technical support will no longer be provided for older versions of Internet Explorer (IE 8, 9 and 10) starting from 12th January, 2016. If you are still browsing websites with IE 8, 9 and 10, for preventing security flaws and […]

Urgent Notice: Beware of Phishing Email Looks like sent by “ICTO Help Desk”

Sample of Phishing Website Sample of Phishing Email To: All Users You may have received email similar to the above phishing email, which seems to be sent by ICTO. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this kind of emails which purposely asking for your user name and password. ICTO will NOT ask you for these information […]

Tips for Preventing Phishing Attacks

Tips for Preventing Phishing Attacks The recent cyber attacks become more fierce and sophisticated. We keep receiving phishing emails. Some phishing emails masqueraded them as good as legitimate emails and are targeted at our users. Similar incident happened a couple of days ago that quite a number of staff members thought that a phishing email […]

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