{"id":2539,"date":"2022-10-05T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/?p=2539"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T23:14:37","slug":"cyber-month-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/cyber-month-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Month- Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October is here and, as has become the custom here at Royal Roads University over the past 7 years, that means it\u2019s time for \u201cCyber Month.\u201d\u00a0 If you\u2019re not familiar, Cyber Month is an internationally recognised campaign held each October to help people learn more about the importance of cyber security and how to stay safe online.<\/p>\n<p>Why do we engage in Cyber Month activities at RRU?\u00a0 Well, for a few reasons.\u00a0 Consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ransomware attacks are increasing at an alarming rate, with the average cost of remediating a ransomware attack now over $6 million CAD.<\/li>\n<li>Education, along with municipalities, continue to be the most popular targets for cyber criminals.<\/li>\n<li>According to Canada\u2019s Communications Security Establishment, education is facing an increased challenge from the threat of ransomware as cyber criminals go after what they perceive to be an easy but potentially lucrative target.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bottom line: we need to find ways to protect ourselves from these very real risks, any one of which could have a serious impact on our University.<\/p>\n<p>Does the Cyber Month program work?\u00a0 I\u2019d like to believe it does.\u00a0 Through education programs like the Cyber Month activities, your continued vigilance and the support of our Cybersecurity Ambassadors, RRU is (so far) free of cyber security incidents this year, and continues to maintain an amazingly low \u201cclick\u201d rate on the phishing email assessments that we run occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>The risks are higher than ever, and the evidence show us that programs like Cyber Month help keep the RRU Community safe from cyber criminals.\u00a0 It\u2019s for this reason that I\u2019m asking that you take a few minutes each day and look through the information that the IT Security team will be circulating.\u00a0 The program this year is fresh, engaging and is focused on the main cyber risks that RRU faces. You\u2019ll also find a few challenges you can take to test your knowledge, and information you can use to help keep your home and family cyber safe.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Week 1 of Cyber Month!\u00a0 We\u2019re starting off our annual Cyber Month activities with <strong>Phishing Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What?\u00a0Phish\u2026 <em>again???<\/em>\u00a0Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phishing is our # 1 Cybersecurity Risk<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Consider<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All but 1 of RRU\u2019s cyber incidents have involved phishing emails.<\/li>\n<li>Virtually all cyber attacks start with a phishing email.<\/li>\n<li>Phishing emails <strong><em>work<\/em><\/strong> because they\u2019re an easy way for cyber criminals to bypass our technical security\u00a0 controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before we go on\u2026 Let\u2019s do a quick review of what a <strong><em>phishing email<\/em><\/strong> is, and how we can protect ourselves against them:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BnmneAjVrM4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BnmneAjVrM4<\/a>. (2 minute video)<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s dig a bit deeper\u2026<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"430\">Phishing emails are a form of <strong><em>social engineering<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em> I&#8217;m sure you know how it works, it&#8217;s based on <strong><em>emotional triggers. <\/em><\/strong>If you have time to watch a 2 minute video on how Social Engineering works<strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>check this out:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/g8Rq9p2js5I\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/g8Rq9p2js5I<\/a>But not all <strong><em>emotional trigger phishing <\/em><\/strong>is in emails. <strong><em>Vishing<\/em><\/strong> calls are on the rise &#8211; check this out:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BEHl2lAuWCk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BEHl2lAuWCk<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"609\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"1040\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"430\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"609\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">So, what\u2019s this <strong><em>vishing<\/em><\/strong> we\u2019ve been hearing about?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>V<\/strong>oicemail +\u00a0 p<strong>hishing = vishing. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Also refers to phone calls where the caller uses <strong><em>social engineering<\/em><\/strong> techniques to extract information from the target.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Vishing emails <strong><em>are on the rise at RRU!<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"1040\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"430\"><strong>What am I supposed to do about phishing emails?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Received a suspicious email?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look for the signs that it may be a phishing email.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Report it,<\/strong> using the Phish Alert button in your Outlook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Responded to a phishing email?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t worry\u2026 it can happen to the best of us.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Report it immediately<\/u><\/strong> to Computer Help Desk, your Cybersecurity Ambassador or IT Security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"609\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"1040\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"1040\"><strong>Time for a little practice\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The nice people at Google have put together a site with a range of phishing emails\u2026 some simple, some pretty sneaky.\u00a0 Here\u2019s the link:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phishingquiz.withgoogle.com\">https:\/\/phishingquiz.withgoogle.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear how you did!\u00a0 Send your results to: <a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#116;o&#x3a;&#115;e&#x63;&#117;r&#x69;&#116;y&#x61;&#x77;a&#x72;&#x65;&#110;&#x65;&#x73;&#115;&#x40;&#x72;&#111;y&#x61;&#108;r&#x6f;&#97;d&#x73;&#46;c&#x61;\">s&#101;&#99;&#x75;&#x72;i&#116;&#121;&#x61;&#x77;&#x61;r&#101;&#110;&#x65;&#x73;s&#64;&#114;&#x6f;&#x79;&#x61;l&#114;&#111;&#x61;&#x64;s&#46;&#99;&#x61;<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>REMEMBER: STOP! 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