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Raising computer security awareness is an improtant part of UCSC's IT Security Program. This page contains a collection of materials used to promote security awareness.

Cyber Security Brochure
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Internet Safety Month
Cyber Security Posters
New Employee Orientation
Annual Campus Computer Security Reminders

"Cyber Security at UC Santa Cruz" Brochure

This brochure provides practical, largely non-technical information about how to keep computers, data, and other electronic devices safe and secure.

National Cyber Security Awareness Month (October)

The goal of National Cyber Security Awareness Month is to raise awareness about the many technology-related threats we face each day, and to learn how we can better protect our computers, our information and ourselves.

2009 Materials

• New cyber security posters
• Weekly articles in the online "UCSC News and Events": Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
• Updated cyber security tips for students
• Check out the winners of Educause's Computer Security Awareness Poster & Video Contest.

2008 Materials

• Currents Article with cyber security tips and a poster/video contest!
• Information for Students
• Cyber Security Posters
• 2008 Barn Sign at the base of campus

2007 Materials

• National Cyber Security Awareness Month brochure (pdf) Archived copy sent to faculty and staff in October 2007
• Cyber Security Awareness handout for students (pdf)
• 2007 National Cyber Security Awareness Month article in UCSC's Online Currents
• 2007 Barn Sign at the base of campus
• Cyber Security Posters

2006 Materials

• 2-part series from 2006 examining common cyber security threats that we see at UCSC and providing practical information and tips for how to avoid them. Originally published in UCSC's Online Currents Part 1 Part 2

National Internet Safety Month (June)

National Internet Safety Month is an opportunity to increase awareness about the risks we and our families face on the Internet, and to promote information and resources to help us stay safe online.

• 2009 News & Events Article
• 2008 News & Events Article
• 2007 News & Events Article

Cyber Security Posters

ITS has developed a number of posters designed to raise awareness about various cyber security issues and to promote safer computing. Subjects include general computer security, "think before you click", passwords, phishing, mobile computing, and Internet privacy.

New Employee Orientation

The following two links are the presentation and handout used at UCSC's New Employee Orientations. These provide a brief overview of key good computing practices.

• New Employee Orientation Presentation Rev. May 2009
• New Employee Orientation Handout Rev. December 2008

Annual Campus Computer Security Reminders

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
  

Contact

For questions or to report problems with any of the resources on this page, please contact itpolicy@ucsc.edu.

rev. 9/8/09