Protect Yourself From Dangerous Emails + Chromebook Sign In Update

Protect Yourself Against Dangerous Email Messages with these Simple Tips:

Recently a phishing email circulated amongst some White Bear Lake staff. Phishing emails will typically direct the user to visit a website where they are asked to update personal information, such as a password, credit card, social security, or bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. Clicking links in phishing emails may also cause viruses to download onto your computer.

You can protect yourself against these dangerous emails with these tips.

Tip 1: Don’t trust a display name

Phishing emails often use spoof display names. Check the email address in the header. If looks suspicious, don’t open the email. 

Example: A display name might be Cassandra Knutson, but the associated email might be getyourinfo@stealing.com

Tip 2: Hover over links before clicking

You can hover your mouse over a link to view the full web address. If the web address looks suspicious, don’t click on it.

Example: CLICK HERE!

Tip 3: Check for spelling mistakes

Legitimate messages usually do not have major spelling and grammar mistakes

Tip 4: Analyze the greeting and the signature line

Be suspicious of vague greetings and signature lines.

Tip 5: Don’t give personal information

Legitimate companies will never ask for personal credentials via email.

Tip 6: Beware of urgent or threatening language in the subject line

Beware of urgent subject lines that ask you to respond to or click on something immediately.

Tip 8: Don’t click on attachments

Beware of suspicious attachments and don’t open any email attachments you weren’t expecting.

Tip 9: Watch this video

If you do click on a dangerous or worrisome attachement or link, immediately contact the technology department so that we can work with you to contain the issue so that it does not spread.

Chromebook Sign In Update - Effective March 16th, 2016

A recent update to the Chrome Operating System allows us to set up Chromebooks for sign in without "@isd624.org". This new feature has been successfully tested and approved by teachers and students. As of Wednesday, March 16th students will only need to enter their ID # (“@isd624.org” will already be entered at the login screen) and password to log into Chromebooks. Staff logins to Chromebooks will not change, for now.