The Cairns Institute Cyber Security Foundations Training | 14 May 2024
As part of the Cyber Security Foundations Training, JCU Cyber security awareness and training specialist, Bianca Velder, will cover a range of essential topics designed to equip Researchers, with the knowledge and skills necessary to safeguard sensitive data, mitigate risks, and protect against cyber threats.
Relevance to staff involved in Research
We'll highlight the threat of social engineering during the training. These tactics are growing more sophisticated and pose a substantial risk to individuals and organisations. Many institutional cyber-attacks involve social engineering and phishing, manipulating people into revealing confidential information or compromising security. Researchers, with access to valuable intellectual property and sensitive data, are especially vulnerable due to their publicly available contact information.
At JCU, there has been an increase in social engineering attacks on areas that are involved in research, and this is also a trend in other Australian Universities. Social engineering is more than scam emails and texts, and attacks may employ very specific communications messages using profile data from different sources that have been combined and commoditised by the Social Engineers.
We highly encourage participation in this training to enhance cybersecurity awareness and strengthen the University’s defences against evolving threats.
Content
The session will cover the threat landscape, particularly for HE and foundation Cyber Security Themes that are all centred on shared responsibilities:
- Password hygiene and multifactor authentication
- Social engineering and phishing
- Device and application updates and safe travelling
- Data handling, data/IP protection and prevention of data breaches
- Safe online behaviours and a protected digital footprint
Session Information
When: Tuesday, 14 May, 12 pm – 1.30 pm
Where: online via Teams
Contact Aliyah Ravat to register for the session.
