Email certificates provide an extra layer of security when sending and receiving email, by allowing you to digitally sign and verify your messages. Recipients of signed messages can easily verify that the sender of the email is legitimate, and that the message has definitely been sent by the person who appears to have sent the email. This provides an easy way of ensuring the email you have received is not a “spoofed” email sent by a cyber attacker in an attempt to phish information out of you.
Below are some examples of how to spot a digitally signed email in various email applications.
You can double-check the signature by opening the signed email and clicking the signature symbol – a dialogue will open with details of the sender and whether the signature is valid. Below is an example of how this would appear in Outlook:
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Don't forget to set up more than one MFA authentication method for your Single Sign-On! If your phone is your only method and is lost, replaced or stolen, you could temporarily lose access to your account. Guides here: https://help.it.ox.ac.uk/mfa-setup-and-management
Key thing is to make sure you have a backup MFA method. If you are old enough to still have a landline then registering this is a good idea. https://twitter.com/ITBrasenose/status/1471431860836315137
Need guidance on how to set up multi-factor authentication on a new phone, or if your phone is lost/stolen? @ox_it have you covered with this handy guide: https://help.it.ox.ac.uk/mfa-setting-up-multi-factor-authentication-on-a-new-phone