Cybersecurity Awareness Training

Learning how to be more cyber secure is an important part of keeping data, privacy, and IT systems protected and secure. In this training, you will learn valuable cybersecurity practices that will help you to protect UW–‍Madison’s data and systems, as well as your own personal data at work and at home.

This annual training is mandatory per UWSA Policy 1032 for all employees. This includes undergraduate and graduate student employees, as well as retirees and those in unpaid positions who access UW–‍Madison information technology resources.

This training must be completed annually, every 365 days (or earlier if required by your area) and is a part of your required employment obligations.

It should take you 30 minutes or less to complete.

Students (not student employees), are highly encouraged to take this training. Cybersecurity Training for students is not tracked and completions will only appear in Canvas

Employees are required to complete the training annually, every 365 days (or earlier if required by your area). Employees who need to take the training will be notified via Workday when it reopens.

If you are an employee (including student employees only) of the university, go to your OHR Registrations and Learning Transcript to find the date of your last Cybersecurity Awareness Training by following these steps:

1. Go to the Office of Human Resources webpage, My Registrations and Learning Transcript.
   1. You may need to sign in with your NetID and password.
   2. If asked, choose NetID as the authentication type and UW–‍Madison as your organization. Then sign in with your NetID and password.
2. Select the “TRANSCRIPT” tab.
   1. Find “Cybersecurity Awareness Training 2025” under the “EVENT” column.
   2. Then find the “ATTENDED” column to verify that it says “Complete.”
      1. Please note: Use this column to verify completion. Ignore the “GRADE” column. The grade listed is a completion score and not your quiz score.
   3. If it doesn’t say “Complete,” you will be notified in Workday that your training is due.

You may want to add a reminder to your calendar to complete the Cybersecurity Awareness Training for the following year.

Employees who need to take the training will be notified via Workday when it reopens.

Students (not employed by UW–‍Madison) can return to the training by going to the Cybersecurity Awareness Training Canvas course. Students can also go to their Canvas dashboard and select the course “Cybersecurity Awareness Training 2025.”

1. Complete the “Cybersecurity Awareness Training 2025” modules
2. Take the “Cybersecurity Awareness Training 2025 Quiz” with a minimum score of 80%.
   1. Correctly answer 8 of the 10 questions
   2. Take the quiz as many times as you need to pass
3. Once you complete the “Cybersecurity Awareness Training 2025” module and the “Cybersecurity Awareness Training Quiz,” you have successfully completed the training.
4. No further action is needed. You will NOT receive a certificate of completion or confirmation email.

Employees can verify their completion of the Cybersecurity Awareness Training 2025 (taken before June 14, 2025) in Canvas, by following these steps:

1. Go to the Office of Human Resources webpage, My Registrations and Learning Transcript.
   1. You may need to sign in with your NetID and password.
   2. If asked, choose NetID as the authentication type and UW–‍Madison as your organization. Then sign in with your NetID and password.
2. Select the “TRANSCRIPT” tab.
   1. Find “Cybersecurity Awareness Training 2025” under the “EVENT” column.
   2. Then find the “ATTENDED” column to verify that it says “Complete.”
      1. Please note: Use this column to verify completion. Ignore the “GRADE” column. The grade listed is a completion score and not your quiz score.
   3. If it doesn’t say “Complete,” you will be notified in Workday that your training is due.

Student training is NOT tracked and will not show up in your learning transcript. As a student, you can verify your completion by checking the Canvas Gradebook. Your grade will show as 100% if you fully completed the training.

Workday training course (EMPLOYEES ONLY):
This training has known accessibility barriers impacting screen reader applications. If you use a screen reader due to disability, or encounter any other disability-related barrier in the training, please contact your Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) for an accessible version. They will ensure your completion of the training is reported correctly. If you have any other concerns about completing this training, please reach out to your HR representative or supervisor.

No. The rule requiring new employees to complete Cybersecurity Awareness Training within 30 days of hire has been removed (unless required by your area). All new employees, upon hire, will need to read and abide by the  Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources policy.

New employees (along with all employees) are required to complete Cybersecurity Awareness Training annually (unless your area has set a specific date for completion).

Yes, employees who do not use a computer in their campus job should reach out to their HR representative or supervisor and ask about taking the paper-based version. This is a shortened version of the required training that does not include a quiz. This version is available in six languages, including English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali.

We are no longer translating the full version of the Cybersecurity Awareness Training as those options were underutilized.

A paper-based version of the training has been translated into six languages, including English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali.

This version is for employees who do not use computers in their UW–‍Madison jobs. Employees who are in this category should reach out to their HR representative or supervisor for assistance.

If you access UW–‍Madison information technology resources using your NetID, you are required to take this training annually, every 365 days (or earlier if required by your area).

Employees will be notified on Workday when their training is due.

If you access UW–‍Madison information technology resources using your NetID, you are required to take this training annually, every 365 days (or earlier if required by your area).

Employees will be notified on Workday when their training is due.

If you are employed by the university, you are required to complete the training annually, every 365 days (or earlier if required by your area). Employee training is moving to Workday. You will be notified in Workday when your training is due.

Students not employed by the university are encouraged to complete the training to become more cyber secure, but are not required to take it.

Register for the training (on the page you’re on now) using your NetID (and if prompted, select UW–‍Madison as your organization). You will NOT be able to access the training using a Guest NetID.

You will NOT be able to access the training using a Guest NetID.

Employees who need to take the training will be notified via Workday when it reopens.

Employees who need to take the training will be notified via Workday when it reopens.

Training for employees is moving to Workday. Employees who need to take the training will be notified via Workday when it reopens.

Students enroll in the training on this page (see above). If you’ve registered and it’s still not showing up, contact the Help Desk.

If you’ve taken a different Cybersecurity Awareness Training in 2025, please fill out this form Cybersecurity Awareness Training Completed Outside of UW–‍Madison. We will review the information and contact you if your cybersecurity training does NOT meet requirements.

Contact the Help Desk.