Spotlight of the Week: Phishing attack costs University in Canada more than 11.4 million
This was a tactic used in 2019, Now with the evolution of AI and other sophisticated tools openly available on the internet attackers try to lure in different ways. A dive into recent cyberattack on university of Winnipeg.
Why is cybersecurity important to you?
Verizon’s 2024 data breach investigation report states that 68% of breaches involves human element. Education sector and especially higher education is the top 4 target.
Being cybersafe is an individual responsibility. An interesting and a short analogy to understand why cybersecurity awareness campaign is important to you.
| Driving a Car | Cybersecurity Awareness |
| Check your surrounding and stay vigilant | Just like learning the basics of road signs, rules and best practices to drive safe on the road, cybersecurity awareness is critical and is a foundational aspect to be safe in the digital world. Being aware of the cyber threats posed to you and good cyber hygiene practices you are more likely to make mistakes that can be risky to you and the university |
| Use your seatbelt | Seatbelts protect in case of an accident. OISE community devices are equipped to detect and prevent cybersecurity incidents. Learn in the following week, the tools and services offered by Education Commons |
| Follow traffic rules | Following traffic rules ensures you are safe and avoid accidents. By incorporating cyber hygiene practices at work, you become the first line of defense and will help to protect OISE community from security breaches and data breaches. |
| Lock your car | Just like locking down your car, locking down your information, accounts, files and storing them in secure place is essential to prevent an attacker from stealing it. |
Cyberattacks on universities that were publically disclosed in 2024 and 2023.
Human element could a hacker manipulating a staff or faculty through social engineering techniques to trick you into sharing sensitive information or performing high risky actions. employee. As a community it is our responsibility to be aware of what is happening, how you can be targeted to not be a victim.
Cybersecurity attacks are also a chain reaction, when one element such as a staff when he is a victim of these tactics it does not stop there. Attackers use the smallest compromise to continue their efforts to cause a larger impact.
To foster a culture of cybersecurity awareness, we encourage you to: Stay aware – Read our cybersecurity page, campaign topics to know about the latest cyberattacks that are targeting end users, how to protect yourself against them and be cybersmart.
