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Incoming students: Secure your account, devices, and data

Here’s what IS&T recommends you do to be digitally secure at MIT.
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Next steps in MIT mailbox migration to Office 365

IS&T is moving forward with the full migration of MIT’s email and calendaring accounts to cloud-based Exchange Online.
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Creating email lists at MIT

Mailman and Moira lists make it easy for those at MIT to create and manage mailing lists and to send mass emails.
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Beware this Outlook-based phishing scam

Be wary of emails saying that your MIT password has expired.
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The ins and outs of filtering spam at MIT

Here are some things you can do to ensure you see more of the email messages you want and fewer of the ones you don’t.
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Beware of IRS-impersonation phishing scams

Exercise caution when handling any email that appears to be from the IRS.
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Beware the gift card email scam

“Are you free at the moment? Let me know ASAP.” If you get an email from someone in your DLC asking for a quick purchase of gift cards, think twice.