Email

Tip – Hijacked email

Cybercriminals attempt to gain access to an email account (highjack) so that they can use it to send spam or phishing emails, steal information and use the account to attempt further attacks. How do I know if my email account has been hijacked? Warning signs that someone has hijacked your email account could include: Receiving

Tip – How to set up mail filter rules in webmail

Filters and rules are actions you can set up in your email to automatically sort or organize incoming emails based on certain criteria. This can help manage a busy inbox by automating tasks such as moving emails to specific folders, flagging mail as read or important, or forwarding them to another address. If you have

Tip – How to set up automatic forwarding in webmail

If you need to place a forward on your kindergarten.vic.gov.au address, our helpdesk can assist you or you can set up the forward yourself in webmail. How to place a support request to set up a forward Email forward requests to support@kindergarten.vic.gov.au, state the full address of the mailbox to be updated and the full

Tip – How to change your webmail password

When you log into webmail you can change your webmail password from Settings. Note: If you have the account set up in Outlook, you will need to re-enter the new password next time you start Outlook. If the same address is also used for sending email from your photocopier, the scan-to-email service may stop functioning

Tip – How to avoid security threats from email attachments

Among the most dangerous types of malicious mail are the ones with viruses, malware, ransomware or trojans attached. These attachments will be disguised as common files such as PDFs, Word files etc. But downloading an attachment doesn't need to be a leap of blind faith. Use your email program to investigate these attachment threats FIRST

Tip – Passphrases

Last year cyber.gov.au came out with the strongly titled article “Why it’s time to ditch your one password for passphrases”. We agree! Our mailboxes require a password or passphrase that includes: 1. lowercase 2. CAPITALS 3. Numb3rs 4. Special character$. We also require the pass to be at least 13 characters long. The minimum length

Tip – Scam targeting payroll and administration staff

We have been alerted to a scam targeting payroll and administration staff. This is how the scam happens: After capturing the name of a legitimate staff member, the scammer sends an email in the staff member’s name to the workplace. Titled “New Banking Details” or similar, this email requests an update to the staff member’s

Tip – Add the Kindergarten Tick to your email signature

The Victorian Government has introduced the Kinder Tick logo to help families find funded and approved kindergarten programs. Funded services are encouraged to display the Kinder Tick on email signatures, websites, media and anywhere that will help families identify approved programs. This tip will explain how to add the email signature banner in Outlook. Downloading

Tip – End of Year wrap-up

This tip covers some end of year considerations for staff organising files, managing outgoing staff mailboxes and accounting for changes to file sharing tools etc.  Back up your data  Perform an end of you back up of your data that can be stored offsite. This can be done with a portable hard drive and as

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