There are several ways to report suspected Spam or Phishing emails to our email security, Proofpoint. When a suspected phishing email is received you should report the email using one of the numbered methods shown below. Once the report is complete, Proofpoint will evaluate the message further. There is no need to forward SPAM, phishing attempts, or any other dangerous emails to the help desk.
Methods of reporting:
1. When viewing a suspected phishing email, you can use the Report Suspicious button in the External Sender notification banner at the top of the email.
2. When viewing emails in the Outlook desktop client you will see a "ribbon" like the one shown below. Please take note of the last button to the right of this bar. When a suspected phishing email is received you should select the email and then click on the Report Phish button.
3. When viewing emails in Outlook online, it is the same concept, but the report button is in a different spot. When viewing the suspected email, notice at the top right there is an ellipsis as shown below. Click the three dots and a drop-down menu will appear. The Report Phish button is located near the bottom of the drop-down menu that appears as shown below.
***Please, do not use the button shown below. This Report button will report the message to Microsoft. We do not use Microsoft for email security and using this button will not benefit the University.