OIT continues to make progress on the Email Security Initiative that was announced last Fall, with a focus on reducing campus risk related to email. This has included implementing advanced email content protection with Proofpoint Phase 1, integrating Duo multi-factor authentication with UCI Gmail, disabling insecure protocols to access Gmail and O365, and first steps toward decommissioning legacy ES Mail (aka Webmail).

Beginning April 7, 2022, Proofpoint Phase 2 advanced email content protection will be rolled out to all of campus. The new features being introduced in Phase 2 include URL Defense and Self-Service Spam Quarantine/Digest.

• URL Defense helps protect against malicious links in your email.
• Self-Service Spam Quarantine/Digest stops problematic spam from getting to your inbox and allows you to review it in a safer environment.

No action is immediately needed by you, and these additions should not affect normal email workflows. However, UCI faculty, staff, and students who have any questions regarding these changes are able to contact the OIT Help Desk at oit@uci.edu or by visiting the Help Center.

As always, OIT asks that the UCI community protects themselves and UCI by following the email safety guidance and continuing to report suspicious/phishing emails to spam@uci.edu.

Please contact security@uci.edu with any questions or concerns related to this initiative.