This week focuses on the steps people can take to protect themselves from cyber criminals, both at home and at work.
Learn about:
- Ransomware
- Two Step Verification
- How to recognise a phishing email
Cyber security IS an issue at Royal Roads. Consider the following:
- RRU rejects, on average, approximately 28,000 SPAM / Malware emails per day, with about 450 making it to our 3rd level filters.
- In the last 24 months RRU has:
- experienced a “Ransomware” attack that encrypted business-critical files on our “O” Drive;
- dealt with TEN separate email account compromise incidents that can be traced to ONE specific incident of an employee responding to a PHISHING email.
- In the last 8 weeks 6 staff / faculty members have had their email account compromised because they responded to a PHISHING email.
This week we will provide you with some great information on how you can be more secure at work. Check back through the week as we will be posting resources all week long.
Want to know more about cybersecurity in the workplace? The Security Awareness team has a series of short seminars that they will present to your team in your office. Email securityawareness@royalroads.ca for more information.
Further Reading
Cybercrime Inc: How hacking gangs are modeling themselves on big business:
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