Posted September 24, 2019 by Academic and Institutional Technology
Tags: Department News
Proofpoint PhishAlarm will be added to Outlook on October 2
In our ongoing effort to improve our defenses against email-borne threats, we are deploying Proofpoint's PhishAlarm function to Outlook on October 2nd. This adds a “Report Phish” button to the Outlook “Home” ribbon which will appear automatically and cannot be removed.
The purpose of the add-on is to give you a simple way to report to Proofpoint any suspected phishing scam emails that Proofpoint failed to block which were consequently delivered to your inbox. This triggers a process to re-analyze the message and moves it automatically to your junk folder. If Proofpoint determines the message is a phishing scam, it will remove the offending message and prevent any future attempts to deliver it to others.
To report a suspected phishing scam in Outlook, highlight the message, then click on the “Report Phish” button.
Here is what it looks like:
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Academic and Institutional Technology at 630.752.4357 (HELP) or by email at ait.service.desk@wheaton.edu.