UC Cybersecurity Awarness Month

Thank you to all who participated October 2022! Our raffles are now closed. Please check back next year for more exciting activities and raffles.

Now in its 19th year, UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month—previously known as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month—continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation, ensuring that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online. This year, the UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Theme is It's up to YOU to be Cybersecure. 

Things to do

• Read out our article
• Participate in our Bingo Challenge
• Follow us on Social media to learn about our raffles and ways you can be more cybersecure (Instagram/Twitter)
• Attend cybersecurity webinars
  • Lunch-n-Learn with InfoSec Webinar: Securing Your Workspace (Oct. 20)
  • Take control of your security and privacy on social media! Cybersecurity Workshop (Oct. 28)
  • Find even more webinars available to all UCs for Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Videos

Too busy to read our articles? No problem! Here are fun and informative security awareness videos that can help explain cyber security concepts, attacks, and tools.

Zoom Backgrounds - Show your UCSC Cyber Pride!

Download these backgrounds to use during October to participate and show your cybersecurity spirit!

Gift Card Giveaways

• Follow us on Twitter @UCSC.ITS to participate in weekly social media challenges - you could win a prize!
• Complete our Bingo Challenge and be rewarded for completing tasks.

Cyber Security Posters

ITS has developed a number of POSTERS designed to raise awareness about various cyber security issues and to promote safer computing.

Cyber Security Basics

The ITS "Top 10 List" of Good Computing Practices provides general good computing practices and tips that apply to most people who use a computer.

Cyber Security Toolkit

Here are some security-related tools and resources available to everyone in the UCSC community.

• Google’s 2-step verification
• eduroam secure wireless - available at UCSC and at many other universities worldwide!
• Campus virtual private network (VPN)
• Encryption tools - for encrypting stored information
• Checklist for lost/stolen mobile devices
• Password managers - for secure password storage
• Free digital certificates - for UCSC service providers who run web servers
• Google's Safe Browsing Tool - see whether Google has flagged a website as dangerous to visit
• Secure data disposal - for University devices and electronic media containing P3 or P4 data