University of Wisconsin–Madison

Secure our campus, secure our world

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year’s theme is Secure our campus, secure our world. As our personal and professional lives have taken residence online, it has become more important than ever to learn how to keep our data protected.  The Cybersecurity Team has some tips to share about protecting your online data—and you don’t need to be an IT professional to use them. There are also simple tools and websites that can help you to reduce your risk of a cyber threat. Learn more about these secrets, tools and sites on our website celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Source: it.wisc.edu). The site also includes information on:
  • The importance of keeping your software up to date
  • How to recognize a phishing attempt
  • The benefits of using a password manager
If you’re feeling bold, you can enter the Cybersecurity Awareness Month meme contest or register for the interactive cybersecurity competition. You can also access the annual Cybersecurity Awareness Training, which is required for all employees (and offered to all students).

Cybersecurity Awareness Month meme contest

Who doesn’t love a good meme? Show off your humor and knowledge of all things cybersecurity by participating in the Cybersecurity Awareness Month meme contest. Create your own cybersecurity awareness-themed meme for a chance to have it displayed in an upcoming issue of the TechNews newsletter! Here are 2 examples to get the creative juices flowing: Meme by Brianna Kuhn Meme by Dorian McClendon Details
  • Contest closes on Oct 31 at 11:59pm CST. 
  • Winners will be selected and notified by Nov 11 and featured in the November issue of TechNews. 
  • The Office of Cybersecurity and Division of Information Technology (DoIT) staff will select the winners.

Level UP Your Cyber Game: College Competition Edition!

Think you know everything there is to know about cybersecurity and keeping data safe? Gather your friends and colleagues and put your knowledge to the test! 

Details

The Big Ten Academic Alliance and the National Cybersecurity Alliance are hosting a turbocharged game show to test your cybersecurity abilities! The game consists of 19 questions and will last about 45 minutes. Come for essential info and practical techniques to safeguard your digital life after the stadium lights have dimmed. Anyone who joins from UW–‍Madison will be considered part of the UW–‍Madison team. We will compete against other Big Ten schools. Swag will be provided to all UW–‍Madison participants. Secure our campus, secure our world during Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Source: it.wisc.edu).