Update 3:45 PM - My Missouri State is back up. You may notice some performance issues as service is fully restored. Update 3:25 PM - The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage at the root of the My Missouri State issue may also affect Blackboard and linked textbook resources. Our team will continue to monitor the situation and post upates here as we receive more … [Read more...] about My Missouri State Outage
Beginning Monday, May 8 you will notice a new experience when using the Microsoft Authenticator app to complete multifactor authentication. When sign in approval request is sent to your phone using Microsoft Authenticator, a two digit number will be displayed in your web browser. You will be asked to enter that two digit number into the Microsoft Authenticator app in order to … [Read more...] about Multifactor Authentication – Number Matching Coming Soon
Several Missouri State employees and students have recently reported receiving fake Geek Squad scam emails, which impersonate a well-known technical support service. These messages claim to be an invoice or renewal notice, and contain a phone number to call for a refund or support. If you receive such a message, do not call the phone number included. The scammer on the other … [Read more...] about Watch Out for Fake Geek Squad Scam Emails
Every October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month raises awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across the nation. Over the last year, serious threats like email phishing and ransomware become even more dangerous, making it essential that we all do our part to protect people and data from cyber threats. Complete Cybersecurity Awareness Training - Coming Soon Soon all … [Read more...] about October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Several Missouri State students, faculty, and staff members have received phishing emails falsely claiming that an issue with two university Office 365 accounts must be resolved. The form linked from this email attempts to collect usernames and passwords, as well as phone numbers used for multifactor authentication (MFA). Some Missouri State users have reported receiving … [Read more...] about Phishing Email Targeting Missouri State Users