Information Security Awareness & Education Initiative at U of T

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Faculty & TAs
Faculty & TAs
A guide to data and privacy protection for the university’s educators
Students
Become security savvy: a student’s guide to data and privacy protection
Staff
An administrator’s guide to data and privacy protection
IT Professionals
Best practices, articles and resources for the university’s IT experts

Latest Blog Posts

Welcome to the Internet of Things. For Better or for Worse…

September 20, 2017

Tutorial: KeePassXC

July 4, 2017

Petya: What the UofT Community Should Know About the Ongoing Malware Epidemic

June 27, 2017

Security Professional Pro-Tip: Password Managers

June 12, 2017

Upcoming Events

  1. Cloud Security Knowledge Course

    October 17 @ 9:30 am - October 18 @ 4:30 pm

  2. Information Security Risk – from a Business, Administrative and Technical Perspective

    October 26 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

  3. EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

    October 31 - November 3

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Latest Videos: Information Security in 2 minutes

 
“If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.”
Kahlil Gibran

Meet Patch and the Nefarious Crew

PHISH

Nothing is phishy over here...

Here phishy, phishy, phishy!

VIRUS

Don't download one!

I’ve got an infectious personality

PATCH

Your Data Protector!

Hackers don’t stand a chance when Patch is on the scene!

MALWARE

Your Worst Nightmare!

How about a little peek at your data?

HACKER

Likes to snack on weak passwords!

Come on, click on the sketchy link, I dare ya!