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Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 Themes

  • Week 1: Save the day by reporting suspicious activity

  • Week 2: Defend Yale’s resources by knowing your risk

  • Week 3: Defeat online thieves with robust passwords

  • Week 4: Combat cybercrime by protecting your email

Bee a Yale Cyber Hero!

Our role in cybersecurity is crucial year-round. Just like superheroes protect the world from villains, we can be cybersecurity heroes by safeguarding against digital threats.

But in October we amplify our efforts for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 

We invite you to join us for a month of interactive, engaging, and fun activities to boost your cyber knowledge and skills. By working together, we have the power to make a big difference in keeping ourselves and Yale safe.

No capes required - just your commitment to being cyber safe.

Embrace your inner heroes and defend against digital villains looking to compromise our data and privacy!

Skip to the list of Cybersecurity Awareness Month events

 

CAM 2023 Hero: Bee with cape and text "Report Suspicious Activity"

Week One

Save the day by reporting suspicious activity

October 2-6

CAM 2023 Hero: Bee with cape and text "Know Your Risk"

Week Two

Defend Yale’s resources by knowing your risk

October 9-13

CAM 2023 Hero: Bee with cape and text "Defeat Online Thieves"

Week Three

Defeat online thieves with robust passwords

October 16-20

CAM 2023 Hero: Bee with cape and text "Protect Your Email"

Week Four

Combat cybercrime by protecting your email

October 23-27

Week 1  |  Save the day by reporting suspicious activity

October 2-6

Kickstart your cyber superpowers with a fun and interactive trivia gameRegister for the Bee a Yale Cyber Hero Kahoot! on Thursday, October 5.

Call on the Information Security Office's super squad. Find out all the ways to report suspicious activity with this week's poster.

Be sure to test your powers of deduction with the fill-in-the-gap puzzle, below. Complete the puzzle to enter for a chance to win exclusive cybersecurity awareness prizes.

 

Report Suspicious Cyber Activity Fill-In-The-Gap Puzzle

Check out our Report an Incident page hor hints!

Week 2  |  Defend Yale’s resources by knowing your risk

October 9-13

Test your might with thrilling challenges and strategic quandaries. Join the National Cybersecurity Alliance for a friendly competition amongst various organizations. Register for Level Up Your Cyber Game: The game show on Tuesday, October 10.

Do you know the Yale cyber heroes code? Check out this week's poster for more about the Minimum Security Standards (MSS), a cyber hero's responsibilities, and the most important things we need to protect.

Finally, find out if you're ready for action with our trivia puzzle, below. Complete the puzzle to enter for a chance to win exclusive cybersecurity awareness prizes.

 

Know Your Risk Trivia Puzzle

Check out our Know Your Risk toolkit for hints!

Week 3  |  Defeat online thieves with robust passwords

October 16-20

Be prepared for bad guys and their powers of persuasion. Listen to a talk presented by the National Cybersecurity Alliance to boost your knowledge. They're also giving a peek behind the mask and sharing what others think about cybersecurity. Register for A Whole Lotta BS (Behavioral Science) about Cybersecurity on Wednesday, October 18.

This week's poster features tips to power up our passwords and shield against cybercriminals. 

Use your locator beacon to solve our scavenger hunt, below. Complete the puzzle to enter for a chance to win exclusive cybersecurity awareness prizes.

 

Use Secure Passwords Scavenger Hunt

Check out our Use Secure Passwords page for hints!

Week 4  |  Combat cybercrime by protecting your email

October 23-27

Kickstart your cyber superpowers with a fun and interactive trivia gameRegister for the Bee a Yale Cyber Hero Kahoot! on Wednesday, October 25.

Harness the power of mindfulness and discover nefarious tactics used by bad actors with this week's poster.

Don't forget to flex your cyber muscles with our crossword puzzle, below. Complete the puzzle to enter for a chance to win exclusive cybersecurity awareness prizes.

 

Click with Caution Crossword Puzzle

Check out our Click with Caution page for hints!

Photo of Jeremy Rosenberg

And don't miss out on our extra special Halloween event featuring Yale's Chief Information Security Officer!

Find out more about Seriously Spooky Cybersecurity with Jeremy Rosenberg on Tuesday, October 30.