Email security

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What is phishing ?

Phishing is a dishonest and potentially dangerous practice widespread on the internet. Via e-mail, or via forums, people send messages cheating on their identity, in order to obtain confidential data.This problem affects everyone and can have negative consequences for you ... but also for the UNIGE community.

If in doubt, do not respond to a suspicious email !

You will find in this website information about phishing and how to be careful about it.

Here are some phishing detected by the University of Geneva cybersecurity team

Focus "How to detect a phishing mail?"

French version available here

How to identify a phishing ?	Send us the identified phishing cases !	Vicitim of a phishing ?
- If writing is an approximate translation or suspicious - If a request for confidential data is sent to you by email - If you are asked to click on a hyperlink that appears known - If the sender’s address is suspect - If the reply-to e-mail address (@ ..... ) is suspect	Be part of your colleagues and your own cybersafety! > Report the problem to us using the new phishing reporting button (from August 2025) > Do you have any questions or specific requirements? Submit a support request using this form.	> Change your UNIGE password immediately: > Contact your IT correspondent or the Centre d'Accueil des Demandes (Heldesk) to report your problem.

How to identify a phishing ?

Send us the identified phishing cases !

Vicitim of a phishing ?

- If writing is an approximate translation or suspicious

- If a request for confidential data is sent to you by email

- If you are asked to click on a hyperlink that appears known

- If the sender’s address is suspect

- If the reply-to e-mail address (@ ..... ) is suspect

Be part of your colleagues and your own cybersafety!

> Report the problem to us using the
new phishing reporting button (from August 2025)

> Do you have any questions or specific requirements?
Submit a support request using this form.

> Change your UNIGE password immediately:

> Contact your IT correspondent
or the Centre d'Accueil des Demandes (Heldesk) to report your problem.

Also available (in French):

Les pièces jointes suspectes...

Comment gérer les pièces jointes suspectes

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