Kicking Off UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month
This October will mark UCSB’s ninth year participating in UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month (UCCAM), a part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. UCCAM aims to promote awareness about cybersecurity by educating faculty, staff, students, and other members of our community about ways to protect themselves and the campus.
This year, the UC Systemwide Cyber Champions Team has scheduled almost a dozen remote events throughout October to help educate the UC community on important cybersecurity topics. Highlights include:
- Explore the evolution of deep fake attacks
- Student centered cyber crimes
- Insightful industry discussions
- Analysis on privacy and security law
We encourage everyone to participate in Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Visit our campus UCCAM events page for registration information and details on virtual events hosted by UCSB this month. Please help us spread the word by sharing this message with others in your organizations!
With the back to school season, there is no better time to check in and refresh your cyber hygiene. Here are some simple yet effective tips to stay cyber safe this school year:
- Use strong, unique passwords for every account and avoid reusing them.
- Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) wherever possible.
- Keep your devices and software updated.
- Be cautious with unknown emails, calendar invites, texts, and links.
- Back up important data regularly to protect against loss or ransomware.
Each of us plays a critical role in protecting our data, and devices. No single person, university, or business can secure the Internet; each one of us has a part to play. You can make the Internet safer and more secure for everyone by using more robust cybersecurity practices!