The healthcare industry is the top target of cybersecurity threats with 88% of all ransomware directed at healthcare practices and institutions. Statistics show that there are 478 new cyber threats every minute. We have robust firewalls and multiple layers of sophisticated IT security, but the number one security vulnerability is still human error, such as responding to phishing attempts. We have published many tips, tricks, and warnings about avoiding dangerous email phishing attempts, and we applaud your efforts to follow best practices – our frequency of falling for these malicious attempts to steal our valuable data has decreased dramatically. However, it is vital that all supervisors stress to all new employees – especially student employees – the importance of being vigilant with e-mail security. If there is ever uncertainty of the validity of a message, please check with IT at support@optometry.osu.edu. Additionally, the one-page primer on easy ways to determine if a message is phishing can be found at I:\INFORMATION SYSTEMS\UNIVERSITY EMAIL SYSTEM