Tag: Training
Welcome to part two of our Data Privacy Week activity. As I mentioned in part one, this article discusses privacy from the perspective of the responsibilities of the college and you as an employee or student worker. There are a number of laws that address protecting collected personal data and a few specifically aimed at higher education. We’ll discuss a couple and then I’ll fill you in on how cybersecurity awareness training will work for this semester.
Welcome to Data Privacy Week, brought to you by the same group who promotes Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We’re getting a late start on the week due to the winter storm that, thankfully, only gave us some rain, but I know that many of your hometown were affected and I hope that everyone was able to adjust, and will continue to adjust as cold temperatures stay with us.
Welcome to 2026! I hope your holidays were restful and enjoyable. Mine were very good, but of course, not long enough. The world kept on spinning while we took some time to relax and prepare for a brand new year. I gave you a month off from the newsletter in December, so I have plenty to catch you up on this month
Here we are in November already…fall is here, the holidays are approaching, the semester is starting to wind down and we’re done with Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Prizes have been awarded for scavenger hunts and completing training (for students). We had 17 people complete the hunt and 33 others jump into hunting down clues and learning about cybersecurity at the same time. I hope everyone enjoyed the hunt.
We have one final topic this last week of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We’re talking about spotting phishing emails and scams and how to report them. After I explain the process to report phishing emails and where to report other types of scams, Gabby, my student worker has a “Halloween-ized” section on how to spot those “scary” phishing emails and also explains spear phishing.
Welcome to week three of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! As of the time this was written, only somewhere between a third and a quarter of faculty and staff had completed the required cybersecurity awareness training for fall 2025. The October 31st deadline will be here before you know it and reminder emails are going out already. Students, remember that I am bribing you with the possibility of winning a cool prize for finishing the training. You also only have until October 31st to complete the Cybersecurity Awareness Month scavenger hunt. Right now, those who have completed it have great odds for winning one of the prizes in the drawings. Get out there and hunt down those clues! But for a few more minutes, continue reading about our two topics for this week – keeping your software up to date and important guidelines on using your Berry email account for personal business.
Welcome to week two of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! If you haven’t started your cybersecurity awareness training, I encourage you to do so soon. The deadline is October 31st. If you haven’t started the scavenger hunt, then what are you waiting for? There have already been several completions and I know that your knowledge and perspective will both be enhanced by digging for the answers to the questions in the hunt. AND…you can win a prize! Complete all five levels and fill out the form at the end of the hunt and you will have six chances to win something cool.