October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year’s theme is: Secure our campus, secure our world. As our personal and professional lives have taken residence online, it has become more important than ever to learn how to keep our data protected.
To make the learning more fun, the Cybersecurity Team has created a daily Cyber Wordle-style game and provided some tips about protecting your data online. They also point to some simple tools and websites that can help you to reduce your risk of a cyber threat. Learn more about these secrets, tools and sites on our website celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Source: it.wisc.edu). The site includes information on the importance of keeping your software up to date, how to recognize a phishing attempt, and the benefits of using a password manager.
You can also register for a few different panels, all discussing cybersecurity risks and the steps needed for building a more secure digital world.
BTAA CISO Panel—Securing the Mission: Building Awareness & Resilience in Higher Ed
Higher education institutions face security challenges that demand thoughtful, coordinated responses across many of our distributed environments. Our panelists will cover topics related to risk within our organizations, how to build and deliver a strong security awareness program and culture, and where they see the security space evolving to further educate and promote security in the higher education space.
Details
- Oct 9, 1pm CT
- Zoom
- Register here
Scary Cyber Tales: Don’t Let Your Data Go Bump in the Night
This event is a spine-chilling journey into the real-life dangers of the digital world. We’ll share real-world stories of cyberattacks, data breaches, and online scams that will make you think twice about your digital security.
Details
- Oct 22, 1 pm CT
- Zoom
- Register here
Rachel Tobac: Exploiting Trust—The Human Element of Security
Rachel Tobac executes social engineering attacks for a living and uses her real-life ethical hacking stories to keep organizations up to date on the methods criminals are using to trick people. She will break down recent cyber-attacks in the news, and how to defend against the latest hacking methods, even when criminals are using AI.
Details
- Oct 29, 11am CT
- Zoom
- Register here
Join us all October and help to secure our campus, secure our world for Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Source: it.wisc.edu).