Every day, multiple cyber-attacks are observed around the world, often the result of a targeted, and well-developed spam campaign.
Phishing is a technique used by fraudsters to obtain personal information by impersonating a company, financial institution or administration.
How can we protect ourselves?
- Be vigilant about the information you provide.
- Emails constituting phishing attempts are very generally anonymous (“Dear Customer”, “Dear Sir/Madam”, etc.).
- Be wary of messages (e-mail, SMS, chat, etc.) or telephone calls of unknown or unexpected origin.
- Centrale Lille will never ask you for your login/password. Generally speaking, all State bodies (CAF, Trésor Public, etc.), banks, telephone companies, etc. adhere to the same logic.
- Do not click on links in emails: the links displayed in emails may, in reality, direct users to fraudulent sites.
- Be wary when an e-mail requests urgent action: do not rush and always take time to think.
- Never reply or forward these emails.
- Pay attention to fake orders, fake invoices or changes to fraudulent bank transfers.
- Only download your applications from publishers’ official sites or stores: otherwise, you risk installing an infected application.
- Generally speaking, be vigilant and use common sense: do not believe that what comes from the Internet is necessarily true.
- Do not lower your guard; on the contrary, raise it!
Basic actions to remain protected:
- Make regular backups of your data and keep a disconnected copy (USB device, external disk, external cloud, etc.).
- Install security updates on your connected devices (computers, phones, etc.) as soon as they are available.
In case of doubt, problems or for any additional information, contact the Centrale Lille IT Resources Department () or post a ticket on GLPI (ENT / cogwheel (on the right) / “Demande d’assistance“).