OIT is implementing its new email filtering system TODAY!

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has replaced its email filtering technology with Microsoft Defender for Office 365.

What to Expect:

- If the link is safe, the URL will open, no change here.
- If the link is NOT safe you will be directed to a warning page blocking you from access to the site and the action will be reported for security purposes.

- Simply identify it as junk/spam, which will put the message in the "Junk Email" folder in the mailbox or block the sender directly in Outlook.
- Employees are encouraged to import their Safe and Block Senders from the quarantine to Outlook to help Microsoft Defender learn which emails to filter more rapidly.

- These messages will likely be found in your "Junk Email" or be reported in the daily SPAM quarantine
- Be sure to check your junk folder or quarantine if you don’t receive an email you are expecting and update your Safe Senders list.

Safe Links protect you from malicious hyperlinks in email, Teams chat and Office 365 apps
Safe Attachments ensures that attachments are safe to open
Quarantine - Spam, phishing, and malware messages are identified and sent to quarantine even before they get to your inbox.
Tool Tips – You may see different banners appear at the top of an email message if the Microsoft Defender filter recognizes something new or different. This notifies you to learn more or to take extra care when performing an action.