In our interconnected world, threats lurk in the shadows of every click, login and shared piece of information. Cybercriminals are relentless; exploiting vulnerabilities in our systems and preying on our trust. There are many strategies that we can use to protect ourselves and use to educate others. Remember: knowledge is our armor and vigilance our shield! Let’s make our digital world safer, one click at a time!
What to Expect:
- Kickoff Event: Join us in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for our kickoff event. Participate in our spin wheel game to win prizes and learn more about cybersecurity. We will also be assisting students, faculty, and staff in registering for 1Password, a secure password manager.
- Cybersecurity Quiz: Test your awareness of common cybersecurity exploits and demonstrate your ability to help keep our campus community cybersafe. Plus, all quiz participants earn a chance to win USC vs. UCLA football tickets!
- Weekly Tips: Join our Slack channel for weekly cybersecurity tips. Share these posts to help inform your friends, family members, and colleagues about staying safe online.Weekly tips spanning phishing scams, Internet and email safety, protecting mobile devices, cloud security and social engineering.
- Strategies for empowering yourself by developing new habits.
Watch our On-Campus Panel discussion about Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity!
Featuring Wes Gavins, Head of Cybersecurity for LA28, Drake Chang, Chief Information Security Officer for UCLA, and Chris Mattmann, Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for UCLA.
Test Your Cybersecurity Knowledge!
Show you know how to keep our campus community cybersafe and earn a chance to win USC vs. UCLA football tickets!
Stay Connected
Bookmark this webpage, follow ITS on LinkedIn and join us on Slack for weekly cybersecurity tips. Share these posts to help inform your friends, family members, and colleagues about staying safe online.
Additional Resources
Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams
Phishing attacks are a serious threat to your personal and financial information. Scammers use clever tactics to trick you into revealing sensitive data.
Internet and Email Safety Tips
The Internet is an integral part of our lives, but it also exposes us to various risks. That’s why practicing good internet and email hygiene is crucial for everyone.
Mobile Devices: Top 7 Security Practices
Protect your devices while you're travelling. Whether you’re using a smartphone, tablet or laptop, adopt these best practices to enhance your mobile security.
Tips for strengthening your cloud security
Cloud security is critical for safeguarding your data and applications when using public, private or hybrid clouds.
Social engineering: The art of manipulation
Social engineering is used to obtain information or access systems for malicious purposes by exploiting human psychology.
