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Pitt enforces DMARC Email Validation to keep spoofed phishing out of inboxes and to protect the pitt.edu domain from being spoofed at other organizations. This article explains how DMARC works at Pitt, why some legitimate messages occasionally get quarantined, and what departments using third-party broadcast email platforms like Mailchimp and Campaign Monitor must do to ensure their messages are delivered.

Guidance for encrypting emails to users of the University of Pittsburgh’s email system, Microsoft Outlook.

Pitt's Microsoft 365 mailboxes are protected by Exchange Online Protection and Microsoft Defender for Office 365, which together guard against phishing, business email compromise, malicious links
(Safe Links), and zero-day malware in attachments (Safe Attachments). This article explains how each layer works, what you may see in Outlook, and how to report a legitimate message that was incorrectly quarantined.

Report suspected security incidents immediately by submitting a Help Desk ticket or calling 412-624-HELP (4357). This article covers what to report — including phishing, malware, ransomware, compromised accounts, unauthorized data disclosure, and lost or stolen devices — along with step-by-step reporting guidance and how to use the KnowBe4 Phish Alert Button.

This following information outlines the criteria for identifying and designating a Federated Authorization Security Contact according to the University’s Federated Authorization Process guidelines. Each University area should designate a primary and secondary Security Contact.

Understand Pitt Digital's Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Framework and how it applies to different Microsoft 365 services

Provides instructions and how-tos for setting up and using the Microsoft Authenticator app for multifactor authentication with Pitt Passport accounts.

Security consultations are helpful to understand the risks of data management, how security controls should be implemented to adhere to compliance and risk requirements, and to assist choosing the appropriate IT infrastructure for a project.

Step-by-step instructions for enabling automatic updates and background security improvements on MacOS devices.

This article provides a detailed breakdown of how to use the Qualtrics survey service in a secure manner.

Key considerations and guides to help ensure your privacy and the security of University data.

Explore the methods to the authenticate via Duo

This article provides University buyers guidance on how to identify personally identifiable information (PII) when negotiating service agreements or issuing purchase orders for work to be performed by outside vendors.

Unused Alumni computing accounts present a security risk. Beginning July 10, 2024, individuals who have not used their Alumni account in 180 days will receive an email explaining that their account will be deactivated in 28 days.

This article shows you how to disable your browser's built-in password management feature to avoid confusion and enhance security after you have installed Pitt Password Manager.