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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#CC0000" vlink="#CC0000"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please read the following alert issued by UH IT security. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kiet Luong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Manager, Desktop Support & Windows Servers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: KietL@uh.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Voice: 713.743.9974<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://uh.edu/ecomm/images/banner_uit_email.jpg" alt=Image><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is an official alert issued by UH IT Security. To verify the validity of this message, you can visit the UH IT website at uh.edu/uit or contact UIT Security at 832-842-4695 or via email at <a href="mailto:security@uh.edu">security@uh.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>UH Staff and Faculty:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some faculty and staff have reported receiving messages from companies that are not legitimate messages. Rather, they are messages designed to trick unsuspecting users into providing personal information or downloading malicious software to their computers. In some cases, the messages contain web links to malicious websites. In other cases, the messages contain attachments with malicious programs that will infect the computer when opened. These messages may appear to come from legitimate entities such as Key Bank, PayPal, Bank of America, etc. and are designed to appear authentic in order to trick unsuspecting users.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What should you do?<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you receive a message from a company you do not have accounts with, or otherwise do business with, delete the message.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you receive a message such as described above, do not open the attachment or click on any website links included in the message. Delete the message.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have already opened the attachment, gone to a website link included in the message, or otherwise provided personal information, please contact UIT Security at <a href="mailto:security@uh.edu">security@uh.edu</a> or via phone at 832-842-4695.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are unsure about the validity of a message, you may forward it to UIT Security at <a href="mailto:security@uh.edu">security@uh.edu</a> for assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As always, please make sure that your computer is fully up to date with software and anti-virus updates. Contact your local IT support for assistance if necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We appreciate all of your diligence in assisting in the protection of university resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Mary E. Dickerson, MBA, CISSP, CISM, PMP <br>Executive Director, IT Security <br>Chief Information Security Officer <br>University of Houston | University of Houston System <br>phone: 832-842-4679 <br>email: <a href="mailto:mdickerson@uh.edu">mdickerson@uh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://uhhelpdesk.custhelp.com/rd/AvUq~wr_Iv8SoAb~Gmse~yD~Jvle_y41Mv_Y~zr~.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>