#CyberMonth2022 #URSecure

What is Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM)?

Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) is an international campaign held annually in October. By participating in CSAM, we bring awareness to the University of Regina community about the importance of cyber security and what we can do to stay cyber safe!

This Cyber Security Awareness Month, we're encouraging you to ruin a cyber criminal's day!

Two Ways to Particpate:

New Cybersecurity Awareness Training

New for 2022, free, online cybersecurity awareness training. Complete the training in during CSAM and be entered to win prizes!

Weekly Phishing Topics

We are focusing on protecting the University of Regina community as we encourage you to learn more about spotting phishing messages, and taking simple steps to protect yourself from phishing.

Particapte to help make cybersecurity scams less appealing to criminals; and that just might ruin their day!

University of Regina Cybersecurity Awareness Training

This year we are offering a newly redesigned Cybersecurity Awareness Training.

This training is for University of Regina Employees (Staff, Faculty, Instructors, Researchers, System Administrators, Consultants, Contractors). The training covers topics such as phishing, malware, and provides University of Regina specific resources.

Register and complete training in the month of October and you will be entered in our weekly draw for campus food vouchers.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Weekly Topics

Each week, we'll highlight different aspects of phishing scams to help you prepare yourself against, or recover from all types of phishing. Come back each week to discover new resources!

Week 1, October 3-7: You got phished Even the savviest tech expert can fall for a phishing attempt. This week, we'll focus on spotting a phish and actionable steps to take to recover from a phishing attack with topics including: Spotting a Phish: School of Phish: Phishing 101 Video: Anyone can be a Phishing Victim Phishing Bingo Game Are you prepared to fight phishing messages? Spot the Phish Game Recover from a Phish: What to do if you are a victim of a phishing scam Secure your accounts Recovering a hacked account Securing Your System: What is Malware: How to protect yourself Setting up Antivirus software at U of R Selecting Antivirus software Factsheet: Software updates Infographic: Update your software Software updates: Why they matter for cybersecurity Data Recovery and Backup: Infographic: Does your data have a backup plan? Storage and backup Network Storage and Backups at U of R Network Drives at U of R (CAS Login Required) Reporting the Scam: Report Phishing at U of R (Report.Phishing@uregina.ca)
Week 2, October 10-14: Where, why and how it happens The more you know about phishing, the easier it is to spot. This week, we'll educate you about what phishing is and where it happens, and the motivation behind cyber threats and how it works. We'll cover topics including: The different types of phishing and risks: text, phone, online shopping, gaming, and social media. Phishing trends (banking, romance scams, event-based scams). Social Engineering: How Cyber Scams Trick Us Malware and ransomware.
Week 3, October 17-21: Prevention Preventing a phishing scam is easier than dealing with one. This week, we'll show you how to ruin a cyber criminal's day by taking steps to protect yourself online, such as: Secure your password: Using strong and unique passphrases and passwords Password Managers A solution to password overload Using UofR Password Manager (KeePass) Installing KeePass UofR KeePass instructions Setting up Multi-factor Authentication (MFA): What is MFA How to enroll for MFA Infographics:Multi-Factor Authentication Protecting the campus against phishing attacks: Report phishing email at Report.Phishing@uregina.ca Regularly backing up your important data: How to backup your device
Week 4, October 24-28: Putting it all together Together, we can fight phishing. This week, we'll encourage you to teach others how to ruin a cyber criminal's day by providing information you can easily share with colleagues, friends, relatives and neighbours, like: Learn to spot phishing: Infographics: 7 red flags of phishing Helping older adults get cyber safe: How older adults can protect themselves from cybersecurity threats Cyber threats for families watch to out for Kids can be targeted by phishing scams: Teach kids about phishing How to teach coworkers about phishing: Cybersecurity Awareness Training