Week 1 - Stop. Think. Connect.

STOP. THINK. CONNECT.: Best Practices for All Digital Citizens

Learn about:

• • • • • • • • • Four Steps to Staying Secure
                • Creating a Cyber Secure Home
                • Passphrases

We are excited to kick off the first week of security awareness month.The theme of week 01 is STOP. THINK. CONNECT.: Best Practices for All Digital Citizens.  This means what are the basic, common steps that people can take to protect themselves in their everyday lives.  For this week we focus on how to secure yourself at home. 

We have a number of resources here to help you.  Remember, you are free and in fact encouraged to share these materials with others, including your family, friends and neighbors.

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

Don't Forget....

The official launch for our National Cyber Security Awareness Month will be held at Campus Coffee, October 5th from 10 - 11am at the LIC.  There'll be games, prizes and demos...don't miss it!

Week 1 Resources

Check if your email address shows up in any security breaches: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Check if a password exists in data breaches: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords

Advice about passwords and how to effectively manage them: https://www.troyhunt.com/only-secure-password-is-one-you-cant/

Want to enable Two Factor Authentication?  Here's a link to tutorials that will help you:  https://www.turnon2fa.com/