Cybersecurity Awareness Month activities (faculty and staff)
It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month at Ontario Tech! If you are an Ontario Tech staff or faculty member, keep reading to learn about the exciting things coming to you this month.
IT Security training:
As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity within the Ontario Tech community, the IT Services team has partnered with KnowBe4, a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform.
Starting Wednesday, October 1, all Ontario Tech staff and faculty will receive an email inviting them to KnowBe4, where they will see 3 interactive training modules. Each module is designed to be completed in under 20 minutes.
Prizes:
Staff and faculty who complete a training video each month will be entered into a draw to win a $25 Amazon gift card (one winner per month) and all those who complete all 3 modules by Friday, December 11 will be entered into a grand prize draw, to win either an Apple Watch Series 10 (Aluminum) or a Google Pixel Watch 3.
All training modules will remain available until Friday, December 11.
Events:
Cybersecurity 101: Lunch and Learn - Tuesday, October 7
Join Roger Kumar, our Security Systems Analyst in Information Technology (IT) Services, for a lunch and learn on the basics of cybersecurity.