Email Hoax Hits Mississippi

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May. 5 - A threatening e-mail is making an appearance in Mississippi The e-mail is similar to other threatening hoaxes which have been reported in the state.  Attorney General Jim Hood announced that his office has received several reports of an e-mail which involves a death threat to the recipient.  The e-mail is most likely an extortion scam or hoax.  This particular e-mail is listed by the FBI at http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm as an extortion scam and on several internet security sites as a hoax. 

The e-mail sender claims that he/she has been hired to kill the victim and states that the victim will be killed unless the victim pays a large sum of money to the e-mail sender. 

Do not respond to these threatening e-mails.  Report them to your local law enforcement authorities and the Attorney General’s Office.  Anyone with concerns about a suspicious e-mail, may contact the Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division at http://www.ago.state.ms.us or 601-359-4230.

 OIT Project News

OIT Custom Training
Dawn Carver recently held an interactive training session with the Community and Economic Development Center during their brown bag lunch.  Those that attended learned the basics for cleaning and organizing their Outlook mailbox.  Among many topics that were covered, they were taught how to create subfolders, how to move email to other folders, how to check their mailbox size, how to create email rules and how to archive their old emails.  If you would be interested in Microsoft Office training or training on other applications for your department, please contact OIT to set up a date and time.  We can customize our training workshops depending on your needs! 

Classroom Technology Updates
A number of classrooms are scheduled for updates in the very near future.  These updates will provide for technology presence in the rooms including projection, sound and computing capabilities.  Renovations will begin in April with completion estimated by June 2008.

OIT So Long, Old WebCT 4.1 Server!! At the end of the month, OIT will be retiring the old WebCT 4.1 Server. If you are operating any online courses on this server beyond May 31, 2008, please contact OIT as soon as possible.

OIT would like to congratulate all of the up and rising stars of Delta State University as you prepare to commence on Saturday.  This particular commencement is extremely special for the Office of Information Technology as several of our student employees will be marching across the stage as well.

Murat Gur
Ashley Westmoreland
Latoya Roberts
Yekta Alp
Gurkan Eroksuz
Ashby Foote

OIT solutes you and your fellow classmates and wish you all the best for what's ahead.

 Attention Students!
Job Opportunities in OIT

The Office of Information Technology Needs You!  OIT is seeking students with experience in technology to assist with serving the campus.  This opportunity provides valuable experience in technology support, media event management, and graphics development. 

If interested, contact Tina Brannon at 4760 or email your resume via email to Tina Brannon.  Resumes can also be submitted in person in Bailey 102.

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ASK OIT? Your Questions Answered by OIT Staff

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I’m leaving the campus for the entire Summer; is there anything particular that I need to do with the technology in my office?

As you prepare to leave for the Summer, consider these two, essential precautions before leaving your office.

·         Properly power down your PC and monitor

·         Power off any peripherals (scanners, printers, etc)