Reporting a Suspicious Email with Cofense Reporter
To help combat phishing attacks and better protect your data, you have access to the Cofense Phishing Reporter tool as an add-on to the Georgetown University Google mail interface. The Cofense Reporter add-on (Report Phishing button) appears as a fish icon (
) on the right-hand side toolbar of your Gmail screen.
You’ll see the Cofense Reporter add-on when you log in to your Georgetown Gmail client on your desktop or laptop computer, or when you’re using the Gmail app on your iOS or Android mobile device.
Your report will automatically include such information as email headers that are vital to investigating the email.
To report a suspicious email, just click on the Report Phishing icon. Once you report the email, you’ll be notified that the email has been submitted to the UISO Cyber Incident Response Team and that the email has been moved to your Trash folder.
Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to report a suspicious email using Cofense Reporter.