Two cybersecurity awareness measures will launch this week - AroundtheO

Two cybersecurity awareness measures will launch this week - AroundtheO

Starting this spring, two new educational measures will fortify cybersecurity defense at the University of Oregon by informing the UO community about preventing cyberattacks.


The Information Security Office has launched a new online training in cybersecurity and will begin conducting simulated email phishing educational campaigns for UO faculty members, staff, graduate employees and student employees.


The training, called "UO Cybersecurity Basics," is available to all employees through MyTrack. It consists of three groups of short video modules on topics such as passwords, email, devices, multifactor authentication, remote work and data handling.


More information about the training is available in the UO Service Portal.


"We strongly encourage all UO employees to check out this new training," said José Domínguez, interim chief information security officer. "It's a quick and efficient way to learn how to protect your accounts and devices on campus and at home."


Some employees may be asked by their departments to take the training to satisfy regulatory requirements.


Soon UO employees also will start to receive simulated phishing emails as part of an effort to raise awareness and provide education about avoiding scams.


Those simulations will imitate the techniques of real phishing attacks, such as asking for passwords, enticing the reader to click a link or pressuring the recipient to make a fraudulent wire transfer. They may also include the names and logos of familiar companies.


However, unlike in a real phishing scam, a click on one of UO's simulated phishing emails will lead the recipient to an informational webpage about ph ..

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