It's All Fun & Games Until It's Not!

Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) is right around the corner!

 

Cybersecurity Scavenger Hunt

Come join the Office of Cybersecurity during Cybersecurity Awareness Month to answer these eleven (11) questions that will help you #BeCyberSmart. Answers to these questions can either be found on our own webpages, our policies, or the internet. The hunt begins here!

You have the potential to win Starbucks gift cards and UT Health Science Center swag if your participate. These giveaways will happen at the end of the month.

 

Games, Games, and More Games

Have you ever played Wordle? We developed a cybersecurity version of the popular word guessing game. Every Tuesday and Thursday in October, we will put a link in the Daily Digest for a new word to guess. Worried you might miss a chance to play?  We'll keep the links up here all month. 

Wordle - Date	Fill in the blank	Links to Play
October 1	Be cautious of emails that attempt to _____ for your personal information by trying to look legitimate	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lvzvs
October 3	Stealing someone’s identity electronically is a cyber _____.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=yfzpp
October 8	You should never _____ passwords, even with someone you trust.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=ovrup
October 10	A bad _____ is a name given to a cyber criminal	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=wqkrc
October 15	Cybercriminals often _____ email addresses to deceive recipients into believing the messages are from trusted sources.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=odfrq

There are quite a few web-based games that deal with different cybersecurity topics. Every Wednesday in October, we will post a link to a new game for you to test your cybersecurity knowledge.

Online Cybersecurity Games	Links to Play
October 2 - Crossword Puzzle	https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/cdse/multimedia/games/crosswords/cybersecurity-crossword/index.html
October 9 - Web Surfing - Learn how to spot the fake webpages	https://training.knowbe4.com/modstore/view/9b18c7c2-88bb-45f3-840e-0973fb598b1d
October 16 - If You See Something, Say Something	https://www.dhs.gov/see-something-say-something/take-challenge

The Inside Man

KnowBe4, a cybersecurity awareness company, has created an episodic story about how someone can infiltrate an organization. During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, they are offering free views of Season 1. Each episode delivers specific security awareness principles and are only 7 minutes long. All 12 makes a complete story.  These are only available in October.

Episode 1 Social Engineering	Episode 2 Social Media	Episode 3 Phishing Attacks	Episode 4 Document Disposal
Episode 5 Keep a Clear Desktop	Episode 6 Cloud Services	Episode 7 Passwords	Episode 8 Ransomware
Episode 9 Travel Security	Episode 10 App Security	Episode 11 External Devices	Episode 12 Insider Threats