Let's start with a good reminder....

Welcome to Week 1 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.  The theme this week is “Staying Safe”.

We're going to start Week 1 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a review of some of the basics - phishing emails, malicious links, passphrases and so on. After all, we do need to practice our skills or we risk losing them. And it's not just a review - we'll have some updates and some new information.  

We will focus on what everyone needs to do to keep themselves safe and secure  – both at home and in the workplace. Some of what we’ve got is a review while some other topics – “vishing” is a good example – might be new to you.  We’ve chosen these topics because these are the cornerstones, the basics you need to be mindful of as you use technology both at work and at home.

What you'll find different this year is that most of the resources we have are web or media based.  We want to make it easier for you to get the information we have for you and - where possible - we want to make it enjoyable as well. 

If you have any questions about our activities in October or suggestions on how to improve our cyber security efforts, please contact us at: securityawareness@royalroads.ca

Suggested Links:

“Stay Sharp on Internet Safety”   An entertaining introduction to internet security, suitable for the whole family, put together by Microsoft.

Safe On-line Surfing.  This is a great safe surfing game site for kids in grade 3 to 8 and it’s lots of fun.  Unfortunately, the school participation / exam features are not available in Canada.  ** This site is occasionally  showing an error message and not responding.  Apologies for the inconvenience.

Mad Lib #1.   Here's a fun game / video  or "Mad Lib" on how attackers get into our network.  Kids will have fun with this one.  Look in the right column for the PDF answer sheet.

Great Reading: