ITS is implementing two new security features to better protect campus information and reduce the risk of cyber-attacks.

Starting this Friday, March 23, Faculty, staff, and students receiving messages from outside the drake.edu domain, will see the label [External Email] at the beginning of the message. View a FAQ to view examples of the new notification and learn more.

This is an automated process that does not examine message content, only the message sender. This labeling does not indicate whether or not a message is malicious; its primary objective is to inform recipients that the message is not from a Drake sender. Every email you receive—especially those from unknown senders and/or containing links or attachments—should be carefully reviewed.

The second new security enhancement is designed to protect employee direct deposit and bank information. The direct deposit update page on blueView will only be accessible while on campus. When away from the campus, the following message will appear: “This page is only accessible from the Drake University campus. If you need to modify your direct deposit information, please try again from campus or contact the Human Resources department for assistance.”

For questions about the new external email labeling, contact ITS at informationsecurity@drake.edu. For questions about the changes to the direct deposit page, please contact HR at drakehr@drake.edu.

— Peter Lundstedt, ITS and Linda Feiden, Human Resources